Okabe Station

Okabe Station (岡部駅, Okabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Okabe Station 岡部駅
the entrance of Okabe Station, September 2010
General information
Location	2661-3 Oka, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 369-0201 Japan
Coordinates	36.2057°N 139.2377°E / 36.2057; 139.2377
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	50.1 km from Ōmiya.
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 December 1909
Passengers
FY2019	3183 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Honjō towards Takasaki Takasaki Line Rapid Urban Fukaya One-way operation Honjō towards Maebashi Takasaki Line Local Fukaya towards Tokyo Honjō towards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid Fukaya towards Odawara Honjō towards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid
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Lines

Okabe Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 50.1 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
3,4	■ Takasaki Line	for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi

• Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.

History

The station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3183 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Okabe Town Hall
• Okabe Post Office
• Saitama Institute of Technology

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan