Ōmiya Station (Saitama)
Ōmiya Station (大宮駅, Ōmiya-eki) is a railway station in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. It is a major interchange station for the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and is also operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
OMYJK47JA26JU07JS24 TD01 Ōmiya Station 大宮駅 | |
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The west side of Ōmiya Station in November 2007 | |
Location | 630 Nishiki-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken Japan |
Operated by |
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Connections | Bus terminal |
Other information | |
Station code | NS01 (New Shuttle) |
History | |
Opened | 16 March 1885 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (JR East, FY2013) | 245,479 daily |
Location | |
Ōmiya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Ōmiya Station Ōmiya Station (Japan) |
Lines
The following lines serve the station.
JR East
- Tohoku Shinkansen
- Hokkaido Shinkansen
- Yamagata Shinkansen
- Akita Shinkansen
- Joetsu Shinkansen
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
- JU Takasaki Line
- JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Ueno-Tokyo Line
- JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- JA Saikyō Line
- ■ Kawagoe Line
Tobu Railway
Saitama New Urban Transit
- Ina Line ("New Shuttle")
Station layout
JR East platforms
No. 1–11
These are five ground-level island platforms. Tracks 5 and 10 are through tracks not served by platforms.
1, 2 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Akabane, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Ōfuna |
3, 4 | JU Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) | |
■ Musashino | for Kita-Asaka, Tachikawa, and Hachioji (via JM Musashino Line and JC Chuo Line (Rapid)) | |
■ Shimōsa | for Minami-Koshigaya, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, and Kaihimmakuhari (via JM Musashino Line) | |
6, 7 | JU Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Hiratsuka, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
■ Ltd. Exp. Narita Express | for Shinjuku, Tokyo and Narita Airport | |
8 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Takasaki and Maebashi |
■ Ltd. Exp. Kusatsu | for Takasaki and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
■ Ltd. Exp. Minakami | for Takasaki and Minakami | |
■ Ltd. Exp. Akagi & Swallow Akagi | for Takasaki and Maebashi | |
9 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Oyama, Utsunomiya and Kuroiso |
11 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Oyama, Utsunomiya and Kuroiso |
■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
No. 13–18
These are three elevated island platforms at the third-floor level.
13-15 | ■ Shinkansen | for Ueno and Tokyo |
16 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen (extra trains) |
for Utsunomiya, Fukushima, Sendai, Morioka, and Shin-Aomori |
17 | ■ Tohoku・Hokkaido Shinkansen | for Sendai, Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto |
■ Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa | for Fukushima, Yamagata and Shinjō | |
■ Akita Shinkansen Komachi | for Morioka and Akita | |
18 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata |
■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa |
No. 19–22
These are two underground island platforms.
19-20 | JA Saikyo Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ōsaki R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba |
21 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Sashiogi and Kawagoe |
22 | JA Saikyo Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ōsaki R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba |
■ Kawagoe Line | for Sashiogi and Kawagoe |
Tobu platforms
These platforms are bay platforms.
1/2 | TD Tobu Urban Park Line | for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi |
New Shuttle platform
A single platform on the middle of a balloon loop.
■ Ina Line (New Shuttle) | for Maruyama and Uchijuku |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Tohoku/Yamagata/Akita Shinkansen | ||||
Ueno/Tokyo | Hayabusa/Komachi | Sendai | ||
Ueno/Tokyo | Yamabiko/Tsubasa | Utsunomiya | ||
Ueno | Nasuno | Oyama | ||
Joetsu Shinkansen | ||||
Ueno/Tokyo | Toki | Kumagaya or Nagaoka | ||
Ueno | Tanigawa | Kumagaya | ||
Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
Ueno/Tokyo | Kagayaki | Nagano | ||
Ueno | Hakutaka | Takasaki | ||
Ueno | Asama | Kumagaya or Takasaki | ||
Utsunomiya Line JU07 | ||||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Commuter Rapid | Kuki | ||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Rapid Rabbit | Hasuda | ||
Saitama-Shintoshin JU06 | Local & Rapid Acty | Toro | ||
Takasaki Line JU07 | ||||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Ltd. Express Kusatsu | Kumagaya | ||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Ltd. Express Akagi | Ageo | ||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Commuter Rapid | Kōnosu or Ageo | ||
Urawa URWJU05 |
Rapid Urban | Ageo | ||
Saitama-Shintoshin JU06 | Local | Miyahara | ||
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JS24 | ||||
Ikebukuro IKBJS21 |
Narita Express | Terminus | ||
Urawa URWJS23 |
Nikkō/Kinugawa | Tochigi (Tobu platform) | ||
Urawa URWJS23 |
Special Rapid (Tōkaidō Line - Takasaki Line) |
Ageo | ||
Urawa URWJS23 |
Rapid (Tōkaidō Line - Takasaki Line) |
Miyahara | ||
Urawa URWJS23 |
Rapid (Yokosuka Line - Utsunomiya Line) |
Hasuda | ||
Urawa URWJS23 |
Local (Yokosuka Line - Utsunomiya Line) |
Toro | ||
Musashino Line (Ōmiya branch) | ||||
Kita-Asaka JM28 | Musashino | Terminus | ||
Musashi-Urawa JM26 | Shimōsa | Terminus | ||
Keihin-Tōhoku Line JK47 | ||||
Saitama-Shintoshin JK46 | Rapid | Terminus | ||
Saitama-Shintoshin JK46 | Local | Terminus | ||
Saikyō Line-Kawagoe Line JA26 | ||||
Musashi-Urawa JA21 | Commuter Rapid | Nisshin | ||
Kita-Yono JA25 | Rapid | Nisshin | ||
Kita-Yono JA25 | Local | Nisshin | ||
Tobu Urban Park Line TD01 | ||||
Terminus | Limited Express Urban Park Liner | Iwatsuki TD06 | ||
Terminus | Express | Iwatsuki TD06 | ||
Terminus | Local | Kita-Ōmiya TD02 | ||
New Shuttle Ina Line | ||||
Terminus | - | Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan |
History
Ōmiya Station opened on 16 March 1885[1] as a station of Nippon Railway.
In 1894, a railway workshop was opened to the north of the station, and this facility is still operated by JR East and Japan Freight Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 245,479 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by JR East in Saitama Prefecture and the eighth-busiest station on the JR East network as a whole.[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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1999 | 228,571[3] |
2000 | 228,219[4] |
2001 | 227,835[5] |
2002 | 228,247[6] |
2003 | 227,683[7] |
2004 | 228,271[8] |
2005 | 231,599[9] |
2006 | 233,719[10] |
2007 | 239,111[11] |
2008 | 239,720[12] |
2009 | 236,424[13] |
2010 | 235,151[14] |
2011 | 235,744[15] |
2012 | 240,143[16] |
2013 | 245,479[2] |
Surrounding area
Local and late-night buses and intercity coaches including ones to Narita International Airport[17] and Haneda Airport[18] airports also depart from this station.[19]
References
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (1999年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2001年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2002年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2003年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2004年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2006年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2008年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 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 29 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- "格安高速バスを使ってみよう » Blog Archive » 予約". www.chiba-bus.jp.
- "空港連絡バス 大宮・さいたま新都心-羽田空港 - 空港連絡バス - 国際興業バス". 5931bus.com.
- http://5931bus.com/kosoku/haneda.html retrieved on 6 June 2007.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōmiya Station. |
- Ōmiya Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Ōmiya Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)
- Ōmiya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)