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Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station

Coordinates: 35°55′13″N 139°37′05″E / 35.9202°N 139.6181°E / 35.9202; 139.6181
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Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
(Railway Museum Station)

鉄道博物館駅
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station in May 2021
General information
Other namesThe Railway Museum Station
Location3 Ōnari-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0852
Japan
Coordinates35°55′13″N 139°37′05″E / 35.9202°N 139.6181°E / 35.9202; 139.6181
Operated by Saitama New Urban Transit
Line(s)     Ina Line
Distance1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code  NS02
Websitewww.new-shuttle.jp/station/tetsudohakubutsukan.html
History
Opened22 December 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-22)
Previous namesŌnari (until 2007)
Passengers
FY20164568 daily
Services
Preceding station New Shuttle Following station
Ōmiya
Terminus
Ina Line Kamonomiya
towards Uchijuku
Location
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station is located in Japan
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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1  Ina Line for Uchijuku
2  Ina Line for Ōmiya

History

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The station opened on 22 December 1983 as Ōnari Station (大成駅).[1] On 14 October 2007, it was renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station coinciding with opening of the nearby Railway Museum.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4568 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 統計いな [Saitama Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2018.
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