Ōmama Station
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Ōmama Station 大間々駅 | |
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Ōmama Station, November 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | 1375 Ōmama, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0101 Japan |
Coordinates | 36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°ECoordinates: 36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°E |
Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Watarase Keikoku Line |
Distance | 7.3 km from Kiryū |
Platforms | 2 side + 2 bay platforms |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | WK05 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1911 |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 448 |
Location | |
Ōmama Station (大間々駅, Ōmama-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.
Lines
Ōmama Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 7.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.
Station layout
The station has a two opposed side platforms, and one bay platform which is used as the starting point of the seasonal open car tourist trains departing for the Watarase Gorge.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Watarase Keikoku Line | ||||
Aioi | Watarase Keikoku-gō | Mizunuma | ||
Undōkōen | Local | Kamikambai |
History
Ōmama Station opened on 15 April 1911 as Ōmama-machi Station (大間々町駅, Ōmamamachi-eki) on the Ashio Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 1 December 1912. The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2008.[1][2]
Surrounding area
- former Ōmama Town Hall
- Ōmama Post Office
National Route 122
See also
References
- ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道大間々駅本屋及び下り線プラットホーム" [Watarase Valley Railway Omama Station Bookstore and Down Line Platform]. Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Agency for Cultural Affais (in Japanese)[full citation needed]
External links
Media related to Omama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)
- CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
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- Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture
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- Midori, Gunma
- Registered Tangible Cultural Properties