Ohanabatake Station

Ohanabatake (Shibazakura) Station 御花畑（芝桜）駅
Ohanabatake Station, April 2009
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Chichibu
History
Year opened	1917
Former name	Ohanabatake Station
Present name since	2009
Rail services
Operator(s)	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	Chichibu Main Line, Seibu Chichibu Line
Statistics	3,703 passengers/day (FY2000)
There is a bus stop near this station

Ohanabatake (Shibazakura) Station (御花畑（芝桜）駅, Ohanabatake (Shibazakura)-eki^?) is a railway station in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Ohanabatake Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 59.7 km from Hanyū.^[1] It is served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line, and is also located a short walk from the terminus of the Seibu Chichibu Line, Seibu-Chichibu Station.^[2]

Station layout

Track diagram of Ohanabatake and Seibu-Chichibu stations

A Seibu 4000 series EMU at platform 2 with a through service to Ikebukuro, December 2010

The station is staffed and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 acts as a bidirectional platform for Chichibu Main Line services in both directions, while platform 2 is used by Seibu Chichibu Line through-running services to and from Nagatoro.^[2]

Platforms

1	■Chichibu Main Line	for Kagemori and Mitsumineguchi
	■Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū
2	■Seibu Chichibu Line	for Yokoze, Hannō, and Ikebukuro
	■Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu and Nagatoro (services from Seibu Chichibu Line)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Chichibu		Paleo Express	Mitsumineguchi
Chichibu		Chichibuji	Kagemori
Chichibu		Local	Kagemori
Seibu Chichibu Line
Chichibu			Yokoze

History

The station in March 2006

Ohanabatake Station opened on 27 September 1917.^[1] From 1 April 2009, "Shibazakura" was added in parentheses to the station name, indicating the station's closeness to the nearby Hitsujiyama Park, which is a popular sightseeing destination in early summer when the moss phlox (shibazakura) blooms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 3,703 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Seibu-Chichibu Station (Seibu Chichibu Line)
• Chichibu City Office
• Saitama Prefectural Chichibu High School
• Chichibu Shrine
• Hitsujiyama Park, famous for moss phlox (shibazakura) in early summer

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
2. ^ ^{a b} 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. 28/87. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. 

External links

Media related to Ohanabatake Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ohanabatake Station timetable (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°59′33″N 139°05′01″E / 35.992387°N 139.083722°E / 35.992387; 139.083722