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1885
3月16日
It opened as a station on the Nippon Railway line.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
日本鉄道線の駅として開業。
1885
7月16日
A branch line to Kurahashi Station, which would later become part of the Tohoku Main Line, opened.
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のちの東北本線となる栗橋駅までの路線が分岐開業。
1902
5月9日
The Kawagoe Electric Railway (later the Seibu Daiji Line) opened between Kawagoe-Kubochō Station and Ōmiya Station.
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川越電気鉄道（のちの西武大宮線）川越久保町駅 - 大宮駅間が開業（大宮駅 (西武)も参照）。
1906
11月1日
Nippon Railway was nationalized and transferred to the Ministry of Communications Railway Bureau based on the Railway Nationalization Act.
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日本鉄道が鉄道国有法に基づき政府に買収され国有化し、逓信省鉄道作業局に移管される。
1909
10月12日
With the designation of line names, it became part of the Tōhoku Main Line, and the section towards Takasaki was named the Takasaki Line.
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線路名称の制定により、東北本線の所属となる。高崎方面は高崎線と命名。
1927
3月15日
A west exit was opened for the railway factory, and until the 1970s, there was no rotary, with a shopping street formed in the west direction.
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鉄道工場のために西口が開設される。1970年代までロータリーはなく、西方向に商店街が形成されていた。
1929
11月17日
The Hokusō Railway's Noda Line opened between Sugimoto Station and Ōmiya (temporary) Station.
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北総鉄道・野田線の粕壁駅 ｰ 大宮（仮）駅間を開業。
1929
11月22日
Hokuso Railway changed its company name to Sobu Railway.
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北総鉄道が総武鉄道に社名変更。
1929
12月9日
The Noda Line and Omiya Station officially opened.
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野田線・大宮駅が本開業。
1932
7月15日
The Ministry of Railways added two freight lines between Urawa Station and the current station, completing the quadruple tracking between Akabane Station and the current station.
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鉄道省が与野駅 - 当駅間に貨物線を2線増設して複々線化（赤羽駅 - 当駅間の複々線が完成）。
1932
9月1日
The electrification between Akabane Station and the current station was completed and the Keihin-Tohoku Line was extended and opened.
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赤羽駅 - 当駅間の電化が完成し、京浜東北線が延伸開業。
1940
7月22日
The Kawagoe Line opened.
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川越線が開業。
1941
2月25日
The Seibu Ōmiya Line was abolished.
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西武大宮線が廃止。
1944
3月1日
Based on the Land Transport Business Adjustment Law, Tobu Railway absorbed Sobu Railway through a merger.
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陸上交通事業調整法に基づき、東武鉄道が総武鉄道を吸収合併。
1961
2月17日
Freight car yard and freight handling operations were separated as Ōmiya Operational Station.
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貨車ヤードおよび貨物取り扱い業務を大宮操駅として分離。
1967
10月1日
The separation and tripling of the electrified line, passenger line, and freight line between Urawa Station and the current station was completed, with the section between Akabane Station and Urawa Station also being completed the following year, finalizing the separation of the Keihin-Tohoku Line and the Tohoku and Takasaki Lines.
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与野駅 - 当駅間で電車線・旅客線・貨物線の分離、三複線化が完成する（翌年に赤羽駅 - 与野駅間も完成、京浜東北線と東北線・高崎線の分離が完了）。
1967
10月3日
The station was made public and the station building Omiya Station Building-OSB (now Lumine 1) opened, and Tobu Omiya Station was relocated to its current location, becoming an independently managed station after previously being a jointly used station with Japanese National Railways.
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民衆駅化され、駅ビルの大宮ステーションビル・OSB（現・ルミネ1）が開業する。 東武大宮駅が現在地に移設され、国鉄との共同使用駅から独立し自社管理駅となる。
1968
4月27日
The east-west underground free passage was completed.
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東西地下自由通路が完成。
1981
10月25日
The Central Free Passage was completed, and the East-West Underground Free Passage was abolished on October 24.
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中央自由通路が完成。東西地下自由通路は10月24日廃止。
1982
6月19日
We, now known as Lumine 2, opens as the new building of the Ōmiya Station Building.
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大宮ステーションビルの新館としてWe（現・ルミネ2）が開業する。
1982
6月23日
The Tohoku Shinkansen line between Omiya Station and Morioka Station opened, and the "Shinkansen Relay" service started operating between Omiya Station and Ueno Station, introducing female attendants known as "Relay Girls".
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東北新幹線 大宮駅 - 盛岡駅間が開業。東京都心への連絡として、大宮駅 - 上野駅間に「新幹線リレー号」運転開始、女性案内員「リレーガール」登場。
1982
7月14日
The first imperial train run by the Tohoku Shinkansen took place, with the Showa Emperor and Empress Kojun on board between Omiya Station and Nasushiobara Station.
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東北新幹線によるお召し列車の初運転。大宮駅 - 那須塩原駅間で昭和天皇、香淳皇后が乗車。
1982
11月15日
The Jōetsu Shinkansen opened.
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上越新幹線開業。
1983
12月22日
The Saitama New Urban Transit New Shuttle line between Omiya Station and Hana-no-ji Station opened.
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埼玉新都市交通ニューシャトル・大宮駅 - 羽貫駅間が開業。
1985
3月14日
The Tohoku Shinkansen was extended from Ueno Station to this station, ending its role as the temporary starting station.
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東北新幹線上野駅 - 当駅間が延伸開業し、暫定始発駅としての役割を終える。
1985
9月29日
A unveiling ceremony for the abstract art monument "Ikikaeru-Sen" was held in the concourse to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Omiya Station, 100 years of modern Omiya, and 45 years since Omiya City was incorporated as a city.
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大宮駅開業100年、近代大宮100年、大宮市市制施行45年を記念して、コンコースで抽象芸術モニュメント「行きかう・線」の除幕式を挙行。
1985
9月30日
The Saikyō Line, initially referred to as the "commuter new line", opened and began through operations from Ikebukuro Station on the Akabane Line to Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Line, the electrification of the Kawagoe Line was completed, and the ground-level 12th platform was abolished, with the electric train line moving to the underground platform, and the section from Ōmiya Station to Nisshin Station was double-tracked.
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建設当初「通勤新線」と呼ばれていた埼京線が開業し、赤羽線 池袋駅 ｰ 川越線 川越駅まで直通運転開始。川越線の電化が完成。地上12番線は廃止され、電車線は地下ホームに移動。大宮駅 - 日進駅が複線化。
1985
12月24日
The nickname for the monument "Ikikaeru-Sen" was decided to be "Mame no Ki".
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モニュメント「行きかう・線」の愛称が「まめの木」に決定。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, Japanese National Railways stations became East Japan Railway Company (JR East) stations.
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、国鉄の駅は東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅になる。
1992
5月20日
The JR station added a new West Gate, in addition to its existing South and North Gates, and installed automatic ticket gates at the gates.
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JRの南改札口・北改札口に加え、新たに西改札口が開設される。併せて、改札口に自動改札機を設置。
1995
2月11日
The station improvement work at Tōbu Ōmiya Station was completed.
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東武大宮駅の駅構内改良工事が完了。
1997
9月26日
The grade separation of the Tōhoku Main Line and the Takasaki Line on the north side of the station premises was completed.
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駅構内北側における東北本線と高崎線の立体交差が完成。
1997
10月1日
With the timetable revision, three round-trip limited express trains, the Tōhoku Main Line's Hibari, the Ōu Main Line's Tsubasa, and the Jōetsu Line's Toki, began stopping.
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ダイヤ改正により、特急列車3往復（東北本線「ひばり」、奥羽本線「つばさ」、上越線「とき」）の停車開始。
1999
3月16日
Automatic ticket gates were installed at Shinkansen ticket gates.
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新幹線改札口に自動改札機を設置。
2001
11月18日
The use of the IC card "Suica" becomes possible on JR East (conventional lines).
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JR東日本（在来線）でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2002
12月1日
With the East Japan Railway Company's timetable revision, all trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen's Yamabiko and Tsubasa and the Nagano Shinkansen's Asama will begin making stops.
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JR東日本のダイヤ改正に伴い、東北新幹線「やまびこ」「つばさ」、長野新幹線「あさま」の全列車が停車するようになる。
2003
10月12日
The Shinkansen became available for use with Suica FREX commuter passes and Suica FREX Pal commuter passes.
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新幹線でSuica FREX定期券およびSuica FREXパル定期券の利用が可能となる。
2005
3月5日
The commercial facility "Ecute Omiya" opened as a ticket gate facility and a "Kaeru Post" was installed simultaneously.
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改札内商業施設として「エキュート大宮」が開業。同時に「かえるポスト」を設置。
2006
3月18日
The through express services "Nikko", "Kinugawa", and "Spacia Kinugawa" on the Tobu Line began operating, using the Japanese National Railways line platforms.
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東武線直通特急「日光」「きぬがわ」「スペーシアきぬがわ」運転開始（JR線ホームを使用）。
2007
2月18日
A trial usage of the IC card "PASMO", which will start mutual use with Suica on March 18, is being conducted at the ticket gates of JR and Tobu.
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3月18日にSuicaとの相互利用が開始となるICカード「PASMO」の利用試験がJRと東武の改札口で行われる。
2007
3月18日
Tobu Railway began using PASMO and Saitama New Urban Transit began using Suica.
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東武鉄道でPASMO供用開始。埼玉新都市交通でSuica供用開始。
2009
3月14日
With the JR East timetable revision, all Hayate and Komachi trains began stopping, resulting in all Tohoku Shinkansen trains stopping at Omiya Station.
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JR東日本のダイヤ改正に伴い、すべての「はやて」「こまち」が停車するようになる。これにより東北新幹線の全列車が大宮駅に停車するようになった。
2009
12月1日
Tobu Railway commissioned Tobu Station Service to handle its station operations.
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東武鉄道の駅業務を東武ステーションサービスに委託。
2014
3月15日
The major renovation of the Central Free Passage was completed in conjunction with the opening of the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
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北陸新幹線延伸開業に合わせた中央自由通路の大規模リニューアル完了。
2014
11月1日
JR East delegated station operations, including the south ticket gate and south Shinkansen transfer gate, to JR East Station Service.
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JR東日本の駅業務のうち、南改札・南新幹線乗換口をJR東日本ステーションサービスに委託。
2015
3月14日
With the JR East timetable revision, the Joetsu Shinkansen "Toki" service became a full-stop service, resulting in all commercial trains stopping at Omiya Station.
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JR東日本のダイヤ改正に伴い、上越新幹線「とき」が全列車停車となる。これによりすべての営業列車が大宮駅に停車するようになった。
2015
3月16日
The 130th anniversary of the opening is commemorated with the introduction of image characters "Mameo" and "Mameko".
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開業130周年を記念して、イメージキャラクター「まめお」・「まめこ」が登場する。
2018
4月1日
The Touch de Go! New Shinkansen service was launched.
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タッチでGo!新幹線のサービスを開始。
2018
6月1日
The Byū Plaza was entrusted to Byū Travel Service.
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びゅうプラザをびゅうトラベルサービスに委託。
2018
7月
The city of Saitama developed the "Omiya Station Grand Central Station concept".
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さいたま市が「大宮駅グランドセントラルステーション構想」を策定。
2019
11月15日
In 2019, on December 11, the commercial facility Ecuute Omiya was renovated.
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（令和元年） - 12月11日：商業施設「エキュート大宮」がリニューアル。
2020
3月14日
The Shinkansen e-ticket service began.
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新幹線eチケットサービス開始。
2020
7月22日
The commercial facility Ecute Omiya North opened, partially renovating the commercial facility Dila Omiya.
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商業施設「Dila大宮」の一部を改装する形で、商業施設「エキュート大宮ノース」が開業。
2020
11月
In early month, large displays were installed at the JR East Shinkansen south ticket gate and north ticket gate, and the conventional line central ticket gate (south) and central ticket gate (north).
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上旬：JR東日本の新幹線南改札と北改札、在来線中央改札（南）と中央改札（北）にて、大型ディスプレイが設置。
2020
11月16日
The station-naka share office "STATION BOOTH" opened outside the south ticket gate and outside the central (south) ticket gate.
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南改札外、中央改札（南）外に駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION BOOTH」が開業。
2021
3月25日
The city of Saitama developed the Omiya GCS Plan 2020.
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さいたま市が「大宮GCSプラン2020」を策定。
2021
11月10日
Byū Plaza ended its operations.
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びゅうプラザの営業を終了。
2022
3月11日
The Narita Express service ended.
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「成田エクスプレス」の乗り入れ終了。
2022
4月1日
The station travel concierge has opened as a precursor facility to Eki Tabi MARKET, which is scheduled to open on the former View Plaza site.
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びゅうプラザ跡地に開業予定の「Eki Tabi MARKET（えきたびマーケット）」の先行施設として、駅たびコンシェルジュが開業。
2022
6月30日
Eki Tabi MARKET officially opened.
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「Eki Tabi MARKET」が本開業。
2023
3月16日
This year, the opening anniversary is designated as "Omiya Railway Day", and the east exit is nicknamed "Hikawa Shrine Entrance" and the west exit is nicknamed "Teppaku-dori Entrance".
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本年より開業記念日を「おおみや鉄道の日」と定め、東口に「氷川神社口」、西口に「てっぱく通り口」の通称が付けられる。
2023
7月19日
The use of smart home doors began on Platform 1 (Keihin-Tohoku Line).
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1番線（京浜東北線）ホームにてスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
2023
8月7日
The use of smart home doors began on Platform 2 for the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
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2番線（京浜東北線）ホームにてスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
2025
10月1日
The eki-net Q&Ticket service was launched on the Tohoku Shinkansen.
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東北新幹線でえきねっとQチケのサービスを開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
希望（ゆめ）のまち
さいたま市歌
タケカワユキヒデ作曲。2003年4月1日のさいたま市の政令指定都市移行を記念して作られた。かつて浦和駅、さいたま新都心駅では短い編曲のメロディも使用されていた。
Vamos Ardija
RB大宮アルディージャ応援歌
サッカーJリーグ・RB大宮アルディージャのホームタウンであり、さいたま市大宮公園サッカー場（NACK5スタジアム大宮）の最寄り駅であることによる。
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (KAWAGOE LINE)
21・22
Up
下り
↕ Platforms 21, 22 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (KEIHIN–TŌHOKU LINE)
1・2
Down
上野 · 東京 · 横浜
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
5 min
Moderate
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (SAIKYŌ LINE)
19・20・22
Down
上り
↕ Platforms 19, 20, 22 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
5 min
Moderate
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (SHŌNAN–SHINJUKU LINE)
3・4・6・7
Up
赤羽 · 東京 · 新宿
↕ Platforms 3, 4, 6, 7 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TAKASAKI LINE)
11
湘南新宿ラインからの列車「むさしの号」「しもうさ号」当駅終着
↕ Platform 11 serves this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TD TOBU URBAN PARK LINE)
1
柏
↕ Platform 1 serves this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (UTSUNOMIYA LINE)
3・4・6・7
赤羽 · 東京 · 新宿
9
11
湘南新宿ラインからの列車「むさしの号」「しもうさ号」当駅終着
↕ Platforms 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 6 more transfers
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Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TOHOKU SHINKANSEN)
Platform assignment not documented for this line yet
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
5 min
Moderate
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Joetsu Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (JOETSU SHINKANSEN)
Platform assignment not documented for this line yet
Transfers from this platform
→
Kawagoe Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Saikyō Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
Show 6 more transfers
→
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Takasaki Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Tobu
5 min
Moderate
→
Ueno-Tokyo Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Utsunomiya Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Tohoku Shinkansen
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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Omiya Station FAQ
What train lines connect at Omiya Station?
Omiya Station is served by Kawagoe Line, Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line, Takasaki Line, TD Tobu Urban Park Line, Utsunomiya Line, Tohoku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen.