Hachigata Station

Hachigata Station
鉢形駅

Hachigata Station in May 2015
Location 16-1 Hachigata, Yorii, Ōsato, Saitama
（大里郡寄居町鉢形16-1）
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 73.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-36
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7507.html
History
Opened 10 July 1925
Rebuilt 2015
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 1,085 daily
Location
Hachigata Station
Location within Japan

Hachigata Station (鉢形駅 Hachigata-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Hachigata Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 73.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[4] The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Ogawamachi

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tobu Tojo Line
Obusuma   Local   Tamayodo

History

The station building in November 2012 before rebuilding

The station opened on 10 July 1925.[2] The name comes from the former Hachigata Castle, the ruins of which remain nearby.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Hachigata Station becoming "TJ-36".[5]

A new station building was opened on 21 March 2015.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,085 passengers daily.[7] >

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hachigata Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ↑ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ↑ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. ↑ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (5 March 2015). 東武鉄道鉢形駅リニューアル式典に小学生10名を招待 [10 elementary school children to be invited to Tobu Hachigata Station reopening ceremony]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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Coordinates: 36°06′50″N 139°12′31″E / 36.1140°N 139.2085°E / 36.1140; 139.2085

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