is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Ohanabatake Station is served by the

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from to , and is located 59.7 km from Hanyū. It is served by through services to and from the

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, and is also located a short walk from the terminus of the Seibu Chichibu Line,

Seibu-Chichibu Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Seibu-Chichibu Station is the terminus station of the Seibu Chichibu Line, and is located 19.0 k ...

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of two

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s serving two tracks. Platform 1 acts as a bidirectional platform for Chichibu Main Line services in both directions, while platform 2 is used by

through-running services to and from .

Platforms

File:Seibu 4001 Ohanabatake 20101218.JPG, A Seibu 4000 series EMU at platform 2 with a through service to Ikebukuro, December 2010 File:Chichibu Main line and seibu chichibu line.JPG, The looking toward Seibu-Chichibu Station from a level crossing to the south of the station

Adjacent stations

History

Ohanabatake Station opened on 27 September 1917. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

(

) * Chichibu City Office * Saitama Prefectural Chichibu High School *

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* Hitsujiyama Park, famous for moss phlox (''shibazakura'') in early summer

References

External links

Ohanabatake Station information
(Saitama Prefectural Government)

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