title: Nishi-Ōmiya Station
text: # Nishi-Ōmiya Station
  
  Nishi-Ōmiya Station (西大宮駅, Nishi-Ōmiya-eki, lit. "West Ōmiya Station") is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 6.3 km from Ōmiya. Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
  
  * The south side of the station in June 2009
  * The ticket barriers in June 2022
  * Platforms in June 2022
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 14 March 2009.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2009 | 4,620 |
  | 2010 | 5,533 |
  | 2011 | 6,221 |
  | 2015 | 8,838 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Saitama Nishi Ward Office
  * Ōmiya Nishi Police Station
  * Saitama Nishi Fire Station
  * Aoba-en Gardens
  
  ### Schools
  
  * Nishi-Ōmiya Junior High School
  * Sashiōgi Junior High School
  * Miyamae Elementary School
  * Sashiōgi Elementary School
  * Himawari Special School
  