Ohanabatake Station
# Ohanabatake Station

Ohanabatake Station (御花畑（芝桜）駅, Ohanabatake (Shibazakura)-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

## Lines

Ohanabatake Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 59.7 km from Hanyū. 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.

## Station layout

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.

### Platforms

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

* A Seibu 4000 series EMU at platform 2 with a through service to Ikebukuro, December 2010
* The looking toward Seibu-Chichibu Station from a level crossing to the south of the station

## Adjacent stations

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

## 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

* 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
