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| Location | 1375 Ōmama, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0101 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. [1] The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2008. [2] [3]
Surrounding area
- former Ōmama Town Hall
- Ōmama Post Office
National Route 122
See also
References
- ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "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)
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2015) |
WK05 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°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 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. [1] The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2008. [2] [3]
Surrounding area
- former Ōmama Town Hall
- Ōmama Post Office
-
National Route 122
See also
References
- ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "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)