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Railway station in Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Okegawa Station
桶川駅
Okegawa Station in 2008
General information
Location1-1-1 Minami, Okegawa-shi, Saitama-ken 363-0015
Japan
Coordinates35°59′54″N 139°33′51″E / 35.9982°N 139.5642°E / 35.9982; 139.5642
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Distance11.8 km from Ōmiya
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 March 1885
Passengers
FY201926,296 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kitamototowards Takasaki Akagi Ageotowards Ueno or Shinjuku
Kōnosutowards Takasaki Takasaki LineRapid Urban AgeoOne-way operation
Kitamototowards Maebashi Takasaki LineLocal Kita-Ageotowards Tokyo
Kitamototowards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku LineSpecial Rapid Ageotowards Odawara
Kitamototowards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku LineRapid Kita-Ageotowards Odawara
Location
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Platforms, 2020

Okegawa Station (桶川駅, Okegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Okegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Okegawa Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 11.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 42.3 kilometers from Tokyo.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2 ■ Takasaki Line (not normally used)
3 ■ Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,296 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Okegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Takasaki Line
JU
Stations of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Takasaki Line - Tōkaidō Main Line JS
Utsunomiya Line - Yokosuka Line
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