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.

Omoromachi Station

おもろまち駅
Omoromachi Station as seen from the street below.
General information
LocationOmoromachi 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
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code11
History
OpenedAugust 2003
Services
Preceding station Okinawa Urban Monorail Following station
Asato
towards Naha Airport
Yui Rail Furujima

The station serves the Omoromachi Shintoshin (New City Heart/Center) area, which includes a major shopping complex accessed by an elevated pedestrian deck connected directly to the station, Shintoshin Park, 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 chime played to announce train arrivals and departures is the traditional Okinawan folk song Danjukariyushi.

Lines

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Layout

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The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

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1  Okinawa Urban Monorail for Tedako-Uranishi
2  Okinawa Urban Monorail for Naha Airport

History

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Omoromachi Station opened in August 2003.

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