Ohanabatake Station

Ohanabatake Station (御花畑（芝桜）駅, Ohanabatake (Shibazakura)-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.^[1]

CR31 Ohanabatake Station 御花畑（芝桜）駅
Ohanabatake Station, April 2009
General information
Location	21-3 Higashi-machi, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 368-0042 Japan
Coordinates	35°59′33″N 139°05′01″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	59.7 km from Hanyū
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Seibu-Chichibu Station
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 September 1917
Previous names	Ohanabatake (to 2009)
Passengers
FY2018	2662 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Mitsumineguchi CR37 Terminus SL Paleo Express Chichibu CR30 towards Kumagaya Kagemori CR32 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Rapid Chichibuji Local Chichibu CR30 towards Hanyū
Location Ohanabatake Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Ohanabatake Station Ohanabatake Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ohanabatake Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 59.7 km from Hanyū.^[1] It is served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line, and is also located a short walk from the terminus of the Seibu Chichibu Line, Seibu-Chichibu Station.^[2]

Station layout

Track diagram of Ohanabatake and Seibu-Chichibu stations

The station is staffed and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 acts as a bidirectional platform for Chichibu Main Line services in both directions, while platform 2 is used by Seibu Chichibu Line through-running services to and from Nagatoro.^[2]

Platforms

1	Chichibu Main Line	for Kagemori and Mitsumineguchi
	Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū
2	Seibu Chichibu Line	for Yokoze and Hannō
	Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu and Nagatoro (services from Seibu Chichibu Line)

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  A Seibu 4000 series EMU at platform 2 with a through service to Ikebukuro, December 2010
• 
  The looking toward Seibu-Chichibu Station from a level crossing to the south of the station

History

The station in March 2006

Ohanabatake Station opened on 27 September 1917.^[1] From 1 April 2009, "Shibazakura" was added in parentheses to the station name, indicating the station's closeness to the nearby Hitsujiyama Park, which is a popular sightseeing destination in early summer when the moss phlox (shibazakura) blooms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Seibu-Chichibu Station (Seibu Chichibu Line)
• Chichibu City Office
• Saitama Prefectural Chichibu High School
• Chichibu Shrine
• Hitsujiyama Park, famous for moss phlox (shibazakura) in early summer