Omoromachi Station

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Omoromachi Station

おもろまち駅
Yui rail Omoromachi.jpg
Omoromachi Station as seen from the street below.
LocationOmoromachi 4 chōme, Naha, Okinawa
(那覇市おもろまち4丁目)
Japan
Operated byOkinawa City Monorail Logo.png Okinawa Urban Monorail
Line(s) Okinawa Urban Monorail Line
History
Opened2003

Omoromachi Station (おもろまち駅, Omoromachi-eki) is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the original plans, this station was to be called Makabi Station, after the neighboring district, but opened as Omoromachi Station on August 10, 2003.

The station serves the Omoromachi (New City Heart/Center) area, which includes a major shopping complex accessed by an elevated pedestrian deck connected directly to the station, , and the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

From just before Asato Station, through Omoromachi Station, to shortly after Furujima Station, the monorail tracks run directly above, and following, Japan National Route 330 (Asato Bypass).

The station has two facing platforms with one track each. Platform 1 serves Shuri-bound trains and Platform 2 serves trains bound for Naha Airport.

The chime played to announce train arrivals and departures is the traditional Okinawan folk song .

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Service
Asato   Okinawa Urban Monorail   Furujima

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Media related to Omoromachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 26°13′22″N 127°41′54″E / 26.222715°N 127.698469°E / 26.222715; 127.698469


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