Hachigata Station

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Hachigata Station

鉢形駅
Hachigata-STA.jpg
Hachigata Station in April 2021
Location16-1 Hachigata, Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1224
Japan
Coordinates36°06′50″N 139°12′31″E / 36.1140°N 139.2085°E / 36.1140; 139.2085Coordinates: 36°06′50″N 139°12′31″E / 36.1140°N 139.2085°E / 36.1140; 139.2085
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance73.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-37
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7507/
History
Opened10 July 1925
Rebuilt2015
Passengers
FY2019967 daily
Location
Hachigata Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Hachigata Station
Hachigata Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Hachigata Station (鉢形駅, Hachigata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines[]

Hachigata Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi

  • The view from the platform looking east, August 2009

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Tōbu Tōjō 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 Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Hachigata Station becoming "TJ-36".[5]

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

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 967 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hachigata Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 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. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Hachigata Station at Wikimedia Commons

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