is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, operated by the

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(JR East). It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight).

Lines

Okabe Station is served by the

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, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 50.1 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at .

Layout

The station consists of two

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s serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

* Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.

History

The station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the

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on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3183 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*former Okabe Town Hall *Okabe Post Office * Saitama Institute of Technology

References

External links

JR East Okabe Station
{{Shonan-Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909 Takasaki Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Fukaya, Saitama