Nishi-Ōmiya Station
railway station in Saitama, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅, Nishi-Ōmiya-eki; lit. "West Ōmiya Station") is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya. Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 14 March 2009.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
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