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Ōta Station (Gunma)

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Operated by
  
Tobu Railway

Passengers (FY2014)
  
10,819

Platforms in use
  
3

Station code
  
TI-18

Opened
  
1909

Ōta Station (Gunma)

Location
  
16-1 Higashi-honchō, Ōta, Gunma (太田市東本町16-1) Japan

Line(s)
  
Tobu Isesaki Line Tobu Kiryu Line Tobu Koizumi Line

Address
  
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Ota, 東本町16-1

Similar
  
Isesaki Station, Hosoya Station, Niragawa Station, Tatebayashi Station, Ryūmai Station

Ōta Station (太田駅, Ōta-eki) is a railway station in Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

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Lines

Ōta Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, Tobu Kiryu 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 Kiryu Line.

Station layout

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.

History

The station opened as a station on the Isesaki Line on 17 February 1909.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōta Station becoming "TI-18".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 10,819 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Mount Kanayama
  • Kanayama Castle
  • Daikōin Temple
  • Takayama Shrine
  • Gunma University Ōta campus
  • Fuji Heavy Industries (former Nakajima Aircraft Company plant before World War II)
  • References

    Ōta Station (Gunma) Wikipedia