Nishi-Ōya Station

Nishi-Ōya Station (西大家駅, Nishi Ōya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

TJ42
Nishi-Ōya Station

西大家駅
Nishi-Ōya Station entrance in January 2014
Location623-7 Morito, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350–0244
Japan
Coordinates35.9315°N 139.3564°E / 35.9315; 139.3564
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Ogose Line
Distance4.4 km from Sakado
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeTJ-42  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 February 1936
Passengers
FY20143,856 daily
Location
Nishi-Ōya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Nishi-Ōya Station
Nishi-Ōya Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Ōya Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is located 4.4 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track.[4]

A universal access toilet was added during fiscal 2012.[5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Ogose Line
Ippommatsu   Local   Kawakado

History

Site of the former Nishi-Oya Junction, with the trackbed of the former freight spur branching off to the left, July 2013

The station opened on 28 February 1936.[2] It took its name from the village of Ōya (大家村), and lay to the west of Ōya Station, which closed in 1945.[6]

A junction, "Nishi-Ōya Junction", was built to the east of the station in 1963 for a spur serving the Nippon Cement factory nearby, but this line closed in 1984.[6]

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Nishi-Ōya Station becoming "TJ-42".[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,856 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

Nishi-Ōya Station lies close to the boundary between Sakado and Tsurugashima cities.

Bus services

Nishi-Ōya Station is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Ōya Line) community bus service operated by the city of Sakado.[9]

See also

References

  1. "Nishi-Ōya Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  4. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. 2012年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2012 Railway Business Infrastructure Investment Plan] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 26 April 2012. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. Yajima, Shuichi (1 July 2013). 東武東上線 街と駅の1世紀 [Tobu Tojo Line - A Century of Towns and Stations]. Tokyo, Japan: Sairyusha. p. 74. ISBN 978-4-7791-1722-0.
  7. 「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 22 March 2012.
  8. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. さかっちバス・さかっちワゴン時刻表 [Sakacchi Bus & Sakacchi Wagon Timetable] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: City of Sakado. 1 November 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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