Ōmama Station
Railway station in Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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WK05 Ōmama Station 大間々駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1375 Ōmama, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0101 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.4347°N 139.2776°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Watarase Keikoku Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 7.3 km from Kiryū | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side + 2 bay platforms | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
Station code | WK05 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 15 April 1911 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2015 | 448 | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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]
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