Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (鉄道博物館駅, Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan-eki, "The Railway Museum Station") is a passenger railway station on the New Shuttle (Ina Line) located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Saitama New Urban Transit Company.
Lines
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is served by the New Shuttle Ina Line, and is 1.5 km from the terminus of the line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
This elevated station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, located on either side of the elevated Shinkansen lines. The station building is located underneath the platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ina Line | for Uchijuku |
| 2 | ■ Ina Line | for Ōmiya |
History
The station opened on 22 December 1983 as Ōnari Station (大成駅). On 14 October 2007, it was renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station coinciding with opening of the nearby Railway Museum.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4568 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 統計いな [Saitama Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2018.
External links
Media related to Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)