Okabe Station Explained

Okabe Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:岡部駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2661-3 Oka, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-0201
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.2057°N 139.2377°W
Line: Takasaki Line
Distance:50.1 km from .
Platforms:2 island platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:16 December 1909
Passengers:3183 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Okabe Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Okabe Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 50.1 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at .

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3183 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.