thumb|East of Omiya Station in July 2021
is a major interchange railway station in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Saitama New Urban Transit and private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is the busiest JR East station in Saitama Prefecture.
Lines
The following lines serve the station:
JR East
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
- Hokkaidō Shinkansen
- Yamagata Shinkansen
- Akita Shinkansen
- Jōetsu Shinkansen
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
- Takasaki Line
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Ueno-Tokyo Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Saikyō Line
- Kawagoe Line
Tobu Railway
- Tobu Urban Park Line
Saitama New Urban Transit
- 22px New Shuttle
Station layout
JR East platforms
No. 1–11
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File:JRE Omiya-STA Central-Gate-South.jpg|Central south gate in July 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA Central-Gate-North.jpg|Central north gate in July 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA South-Gate.jpg|South gate in July 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA North-Gate.jpg|North gate in July 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA LUMINE-South-Gate.jpg|LUMINE south gate in August 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA LUMINE-North-Gate.jpg|LUMINE north gate in August 2022
File:JR East Ōmiya Station Platform 1・2, Saitama Pref 20240331.jpg|Keihin-Tōhoku Line platform in March 2024
File:JRE-Omiya-STA Home3-4.jpg|Utsunomiya Line platform in July 2021
File:JRE-Omiya-STA Home6-7.jpg|Takasaki Line platform in July 2021
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These are five ground-level island platforms. Tracks 5 and 10 are through tracks not served by platforms.
No. 13–18
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File:JRE Omiya-STA Shinkansen-North-Transfer.jpg|Shinkansen north transfer gate in August 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA Shinkansen-South-Transfer.jpg|Shinkansen south transfer gate in August 2022
File:JRE Omiya-STA Platform17-18.jpg|Shinkansen platforms in June 2022
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These are three elevated island platforms at the third-floor level.
No. 19–22
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File:JRE Omiya-STA Platform19-20.jpg|The underground Saikyō/Kawagoe Line platforms in July 2022
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These are two underground island platforms.
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Tōbu platforms
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File:Omiya-STA Noda-Line Gate.jpg|Tōbu Line ticket gate in July 2021
File:Omiya-STA Noda-Line Home.jpg|The Tōbu platforms in July 2021
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These platforms are bay platforms.
New Shuttle platform
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File:New-Shuttle Omiya-STA Gate.jpg|The New Shuttle ticket gate in June 2022
File:New-Shuttle Omiya-STA Platform.jpg|The New Shuttle platform in August 2022
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A single platform on the middle of a balloon loop.
History
thumb|Ōmiya Station in 1934
Ōmiya Station opened on 16 March 1885 as a station of Nippon Railway.
In 1894, a railway workshop was opened to the north of the station, and this facility is still operated by JR East and Japan Freight Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 257,344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by JR East in Saitama Prefecture and the eighth-busiest station on the JR East network as a whole. The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 135,984 passengers daily.
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! Fiscal year !! Daily average
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| 1999|| 228,571
|-
| 2000|| 228,219
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| 2001|| 227,835
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| 2002|| 228,247
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| 2003|| 227,683
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| 2004|| 228,271
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| 2005|| 231,599
|-
| 2006|| 233,719
|-
| 2007|| 239,111
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| 2008|| 239,720
|-
| 2009|| 236,424
|-
| 2010 || 235,151
|-
| 2011 || 235,744
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| 2012 || 240,143
|-
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Surrounding area
- The Railway Museum
Local and late-night buses and intercity coaches, including ones to Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport, also depart from this station.
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)
References
External links
- Ōmiya Station information (JR East)
- Ōmiya Station information (Tobu)
- Ōmiya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government)