Railway station in Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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.
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■ 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
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).[ 1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) . Retrieved 2 August 2020 .
External links
Okegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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