Kita-Ōmiya Station
Kita-Ōmiya Station (北大宮駅, Kita-Ōmiya-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
Kita-Ōmiya Station is served by the 62.7 km Tōbu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. Located between Ōmiya and Ōmiya-kōen, it is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the line's starting point at Ōmiya.
Station layout
The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line | for Ōmiya |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line | for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa |
History
The station opened on 12 April 1930.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kita-omiya Station becoming "TD-02".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6321 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Hikawa Shrine
- Ōmiya Park
- Ōmiya Post Office
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Kita-Ōmiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)