Ōasō Station

Ōasō Station 大麻生駅
Ōasō Station, March 2006
Location	1921-6 Ōasō, Kumagaya, Saitama （埼玉県熊谷市大麻生1921-6） Japan
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	Chichibu Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2000)	539 daily

Ōasō Station (大麻生駅 Ōasō-eki) is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Ōasō Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 20.3 km from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. A bidirectional freight loop and an additional siding lie to the south of the platform tracks.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Kumagaya and Hanyū
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Chichibu and Mitsumineguchi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori		Local	Aketo
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

History

Ōasō Station opened on 7 October 1901.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 539 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Hirosegawara Depot
• Arakawa River
• Arakara Ōasō Wild Bird Park
• National Route 140

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１０巻　上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 34/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

External links

• Ōasō Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
• Ōasō Station timetable (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°08′41″N 139°19′56″E / 36.144803°N 139.332358°E