Oyahana Station

Oyahana Station (親鼻駅, Oyahana-eki) is a railway station in Minano, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Oyahana Station 親鼻駅
Oyahana Station, March 2006
Location	2499-2 Minano, Minano, Chichibu, Saitama （秩父郡皆野町皆野2499-2） Japan
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	Chichibu Main Line
History
Opened	1914
Passengers
FY2000	581 daily

Lines

Oyahana Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 49.2 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional line normally used by freight services only.[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu, Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Kami-Nagatoro		Local	Minano
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

History

Oyahana Station opened on 27 October 1914.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 581 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• 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. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

External links

• Oyahana Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Oyahana Station timetable (in Japanese)