Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2014) 26,161 daily Opened 1885 | Address Japan | |
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Location 1-1-1 Minami, Okegawa-shi, Saitama-ken(埼玉県桶川市南一丁目1-1 )Japan Similar | ||
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Okegawa Station (桶川駅, Okegawa-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line in Okegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Okegawa Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 11.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Statistics
The daily average usage for 2014 was 26,161 people
History
The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.