title: Okegawa Station
text: # Okegawa Station
  
  Okegawa Station (桶川駅, Okegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Okegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Okegawa Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 11.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 42.3 kilometers from Tokyo.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) |
  | 2 | ■ Takasaki Line | (not normally used) |
  | 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,296 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Okegawa City Hall
  * site of Okegawa-shuku
  