Omoromachi Station
Omoromachi Station おもろまち駅 | |
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Location | Omoromachi 4 chōme, Naha, Okinawa (那覇市おもろまち4丁目) Japan |
Operated by | Okinawa Urban Monorail |
Line(s) | ■ Okinawa Urban Monorail Line |
History | |
Opened | 2003 |
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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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
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 2003
- Railway stations in Okinawa Prefecture
- Naha
- Japanese railway station stubs
- Okinawa geography stubs