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Ōta Station (Gunma)

Coordinates: 36°17′39″N 139°22′44″E / 36.2941°N 139.3790°E / 36.2941; 139.3790
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TI18
Ōta Station

太田駅
Ōta Station north exit April 2017
General information
Location16-1 Higashi-honchō, Ōta-shi, Gunma-ken 373–0026
Japan
Coordinates36°17′39″N 139°22′44″E / 36.2941°N 139.3790°E / 36.2941; 139.3790
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)
Distance94.7 km from Asakusa
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
Station codeTI-18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 February 1909
Passengers
FY201911,705 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Ashikagashi
TI15
towards Asakusa
Ryomo Kizaki
TI20
towards Isesaki
Yabuzuka
TI53
towards Akagi
Niragawa
TI17
Isesaki Line
Local
Hosoya
TI19
towards Isesaki
through to Koizumi Line Kiryū Line Sammaibashi
TI51
towards Akagi
Ryūmai
TI47
Koizumi Line
branch line
through to Kiryū Line
Location
Ōta Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Ōta Station
Ōta Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Ōta Station is located in Japan
Ōta Station
Ōta Station
Ōta Station (Japan)
Track Layout

Ōta Station (太田駅, Ōta-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

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Ōta Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Tobu Koizumi Line, and is 94.7 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Isesaki Line at Asakusa. It is the terminus for the Koizumi Line and Kiryū Line.[1]

Station layout

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Platforms

The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with the station building located underneath. Platforms 7 and 8 are situated at the western end of platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 9 and 10 are situated at the western end of platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Platforms

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Terminating services only 7 Isesaki Line 1 for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, and Isesaki 8 Isesaki Line 2 for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki 9 Isesaki Line
Kiryū Line
3 for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō)
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki 10 Isesaki Line
Kiryū Line
4 for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō)
      Koizumi Line 5 for Higashi-Koizumi
      Kiryū Line 6 for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Local)

History

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The station opened as a station on the Isesaki Line on 17 February 1909.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōta Station becoming "TI-18".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,705 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 198–199. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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