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Ōmama Station

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Line(s)
  
Watarase Keikoku Line

Address
  
Japan

Previous names
  
Ōmama-cho (until 1912)

Opened
  
1911

Ōmama Station

Location
  
1375 Ōmama, Midori, Gunma (群馬県みどり市大間々町大間々1375) Japan

Operated by
  
Watarase Keikoku Railway

Similar
  
Akagi Station, Matō Station, Kamikambai Station, Gōdo Station, Ashio Station

Ōmama Station (大間々駅, Ōmama-eki) is a railway station in Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the Watarase Keikoku Railway.

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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

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

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.

Surrounding area

  • former Ōmama Town Hall
  • Ōmama Post Office
  • Japan National Route 122
  • References

    Ōmama Station Wikipedia