Ōta Station (Gunma)

Location
	Ōta Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Ōta Station Ōta Station (Japan)

TI18
Ōta Station

太田駅
TI18; Ōta Station; 太田駅
	Ōta Station north exit April 2017
General information
Location	16-1 Higashi-honchō, Ōta-shi, Gunma-ken 373–0026; Japan
Coordinates	36°17′39″N 139°22′44″E / 36.2941°N 139.3790°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Isesaki Line; Tōbu Kiryū Line; Tobu Koizumi Line;
Distance	94.7 km from Asakusa
Platforms	3 island platforms
Other information
Station code	TI-18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 February 1909
Passengers
FY2019	11,705 daily
Services
	Yabuzuka TI53 towards Akagi
Location
Location
	Ōta Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Ōta Station Ōta Station (Japan)

Ōta Station (太田駅, Ōta-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Ōta Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Tobu Koizumi Line, and is 94.7 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Isesaki Line at Asakusa. It is the terminus for the Koizumi Line and Kiryū Line.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks, with the station building located underneath. Platforms 7 and 8 are situated at the western end of platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 9 and 10 are situated at the western end of platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Platforms

Terminating services only	7	■	Isesaki Line	■	1	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, and Isesaki	8	■	Isesaki Line	■	2	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki	9	■	Isesaki Line Kiryū Line	■	3	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō)
Kizaki, Sakaimachi, Isesaki	10	■	Isesaki Line Kiryū Line	■	4	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-senju, and Asakusa for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Ltd. Express Ryōmō)
			Koizumi Line	■	5	for Higashi-Koizumi
			Kiryū Line	■	6	for Shin-kiryū and Akagi (Local)

History

The station opened as a station on the Isesaki Line on 17 February 1909.^[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōta Station becoming "TI-18".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,705 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Mount Kanayama
Kanayama Castle
Daikōin Temple
Takayama Shrine
Gunma University Ōta campus
Fuji Heavy Industries (former Nakajima Aircraft Company plant before World War II)

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 198–199. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ōta Station (Gunma) at Wikimedia Commons

Tobu station information (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 198–199. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[tobu20120209-2] 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[TobuRail2019stats-3] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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