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Railway station in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Okabe Station
岡部駅
the entrance of Okabe Station, September 2010
General information
Location2661-3 Oka, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-0201
Japan
Coordinates36°12′21″N 139°14′16″E / 36.2057°N 139.2377°E / 36.2057; 139.2377
Operated by
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Distance50.1 km from Ōmiya.
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 December 1909
Passengers
FY20193183 daily
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] JR East Following station
Honjōtowards Takasaki Takasaki LineRapid Urban FukayaOne-way operation
Honjōtowards Maebashi Takasaki LineLocal Fukayatowards Tokyo
Honjōtowards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku LineSpecial Rapid Fukayatowards Odawara
Honjōtowards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku LineRapid
Location
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Okabe Station (岡部駅, Okabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Okabe Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 50.1 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1,2 ■ 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)
3,4 ■ Takasaki Line for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi
  • Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.

History

The station opened on 16 December 1909. 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 3183 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

[REDACTED] Media related to Okabe 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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