Railway station in Saitama, Japan
Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅 , Nishi-Ōmiya-eki , lit. "West Ōmiya Station") is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama , Saitama Prefecture , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya , and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya.[ 1] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba . Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[ 2]
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks,[ 1] with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
History
The station opened on 14 March 2009.[ 3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[ 4] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year
Daily average
2009
4,620[ 5]
2010
5,533[ 6]
2011
6,221[ 7]
2015
8,838[ 8]
Surrounding area
Saitama Nishi Ward Office
Ōmiya Nishi Police Station
Saitama Nishi Fire Station
Aoba-en Gardens
Schools
Nishi-Ōmiya Junior High School
Sashiōgi Junior High School
Miyamae Elementary School
Sashiōgi Elementary School
Himawari Special School[ 9]
See also
References
^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo ]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 25/42. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9 .
^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
^ 各駅情報(西大宮駅) [Station Information: Nishi-Ōmiya Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010 .
^ 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 .
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012 .
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020 .
^ Himawari Special School website Retrieved 28 October 2012. (in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Nishi-Ōmiya Station at Wikimedia Commons