Ōta Station (Gunma)
Ōta Station 太田駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ōta Stationstation building | |
| Location |
16-1 Higashi-honchō, Ōta, Gunma （太田市東本町16-1） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 3 island platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TI-18 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 10,819 |
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Ōta Station (太田駅 Ōta-eki) is a railway station in Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
Ōta Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, Tobu Kiryu Line, and Tobu Koizumi Line, and is 94.7 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Isesaki Line at Asakusa. It is the terminus for the Koizumi Line and Kiryu Line. [1]
Station layout
The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with the station building located underneath. Platforms 7 and 8 are situated at the western end of platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 9 and 10 are situated at the western end of platforms 3 and 4 respectively.
Platforms
| Terminating services only | 7 | ■ | Isesaki Line | ■ | 1 | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa |
| Kizaki, Sakaimachi, and Isesaki | 8 | ■ | Isesaki Line | ■ | 2 | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa |
| Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki | 9 | ■ | Isesaki Line Kiryū Line |
■ | 3 | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō) |
| Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki | 10 | ■ | Isesaki Line Kiryū Line |
■ | 4 | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō) |
| Koizumi Line | ■ | 5 | for Higashi-Koizumi | |||
| Kiryū Line | ■ | 6 | for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Local) |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Isesaki Line (TI-18) | ||||
| Ashikagashi (TI-15) | Limited Express Ryōmō | Yabuzuka (Kiryu Line) Kizaki (TI-20) (Isesaki Line) | ||
| Niragawa (TI-17) | Section Express | Terminus | ||
| Niragawa (TI-17) | Section Semi-Express | Terminus | ||
| Niragawa (TI-17) | Local | Hosoya (TI-19) | ||
| Tobu Kiryu Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Sammaibashi | ||
| Tobu Koizumi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Ryūmai | ||
History
The station opened as a station on the Isesaki Line on 17 February 1909.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōta Station becoming "TI-18".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 10,819 passengers daily.[3] >
Surrounding area
- Mount Kanayama
- Kanayama Castle
- Daikōin Temple
- Takayama Shrine
- Gunma University Ōta campus
- Fuji Heavy Industries (former Nakajima Aircraft Company plant before World War II)
References
- 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 198–199. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
External links
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Coordinates: 36°17′39″N 139°22′44″E / 36.2941°N 139.3790°E