Ōnohara Station (大野原駅, Ōnohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.[1]

Ōnohara Station

大野原駅
Ōnohara Station, March 2006
General information
Location306-2 Ōnohara, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 368-0005
Japan
Coordinates36°01′08″N 139°05′39″E / 36.01889°N 139.09417°E / 36.01889; 139.09417
Operated by Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
Distance56.6 km from Hanyū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 October 1914
Passengers
FY20181127 daily
Location
Ōnohara Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Ōnohara Station
Ōnohara Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Ōnohara Station is located in Japan
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Ōnohara Station
Ōnohara Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Ōnohara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 56.6 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout edit

 
General view of the station from the east, with the severed former freight loop on the left, June 2011

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving two tracks. An additional bidirectional line for freight services existed as track 3, but is now severed at both ends.[2]

Platforms edit

1  Chichibu Main Line for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū
2  Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu, Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Wadō-Kuroya Local Chichibu
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

History edit

Ōnohara Station opened on 27 October 1914.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1127 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第10巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 31/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
  3. ^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Ōnohara Station at Wikimedia Commons