Ōnohara Station

Ōnohara Station (大野原駅, Ōnohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.^[1]

CR29 Ōnohara Station 大野原駅
Ōnohara Station, March 2006
General information
Location	306-2 Ōnohara, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 368-0005 Japan
Coordinates	36°01′08″N 139°05′39″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	56.6 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 October 1914
Passengers
FY2018	1127 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Chichibu CR30 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Wadō-Kuroya CR28 towards Hanyū
Location Ōnohara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Ōnohara Station Ōnohara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ōnohara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 56.6 km from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout

General view of the station from the east, with the severed former freight loop on the left, June 2011

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving two tracks. An additional bidirectional line for freight services existed as track 3, but is now severed at both ends.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu, Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)

History

Ōnohara Station opened on 27 October 1914.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1127 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• National Route 140
• National Route 299
• Saitama Prefectural Chichibu Agriculture and Science High School

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 31/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
3. 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ōnohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōnohara Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Ōnohara Station timetable (in Japanese)