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Ōmama Station

Coordinates: 36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°E / 36.4347; 139.2776
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WK05
Ōmama Station

大間々駅
Ōmama Station, November 2017
General information
Location1375 Ōmama, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0101
Japan
Coordinates36°26′05″N 139°16′39″E / 36.4347°N 139.2776°E / 36.4347; 139.2776
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance7.3 km from Kiryū
Platforms2 side + 2 bay platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1911
Passengers
FY2015448
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Undō-Kōen
WK05
towards Kiryū
Watarase Keikoku Line Kamikambai
WK06
towards Matō
Aioi
WK03
Terminus
Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
Mizunuma
WK08
towards Ashio
Location
Ōmama Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Ōmama Station
Ōmama Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Ōmama Station is located in Japan
Ōmama Station
Ōmama Station
Ōmama Station (Japan)
The station platforms in 2015

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

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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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Agency for Cultural Affais (in Japanese)[full citation needed]
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