Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
(Railway Museum Station)

鉄道博物館駅
; Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station; (Railway Museum Station); 鉄道博物館駅
	Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station in May 2021
General information
Other names	The Railway Museum Station
Location	3 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0852; Japan
Coordinates	35°55′13″N 139°37′05″E / 35.9202°N 139.6181°E
Operated by	Saitama New Urban Transit
Line(s)	Ina Line
Distance	1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	NS02
Website	www.new-shuttle.jp/station/tetsudohakubutsukan.html
History
Opened	22 December 1983; 40 years ago
Previous names	Ōnari (until 2007)
Passengers
FY2016	4568 daily
Services
Location
	Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (Japan)

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (鉄道博物館駅, Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan-eki, "The Railway Museum Station") is a passenger railway station on the New Shuttle (Ina Line) located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Saitama New Urban Transit Company.

Lines edit

Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is served by the New Shuttle Ina Line, and is 1.5 km from the terminus of the line at Ōmiya.

Station layout edit

This elevated station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, located on either side of the elevated Shinkansen lines. The station building is located underneath the platforms.

Platforms edit

1	■ Ina Line	for Uchijuku
2	■ Ina Line	for Ōmiya

History edit

The station opened on 22 December 1983 as Ōnari Station (大成駅).^[1] On 14 October 2007, it was renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station coinciding with opening of the nearby Railway Museum.^[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4568 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 統計いな [Saitama Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2018.

External links edit

Media related to Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[SaitamaStats-2] 統計いな [Saitama Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2018.

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