Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

ひろせ野鳥の森駅
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station; ひろせ野鳥の森駅
	Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station, November 2012
Location	1040-1 Hirose, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0833; Japan
Coordinates	36°8′46.1″N 139°21′5.37″E / 36.146139°N 139.3514917°ECoordinates: 36°8′46.1″N 139°21′5.37″E / 36.146139°N 139.3514917°E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	18.5 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 March 2003
Passengers
FY2018	1219 daily
Location
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The station platform in January 2008

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station (ひろせ野鳥の森駅, Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines[]

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 18.5 km from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station is staffed and consists of a single side platform serving a bidirectional track.^[1] The log cabin-style station building has a small ticket office, but like all the other Chichibu Mainline stations, there is no ticket barrier. There is a waiting room and toilets, complete with disabled facilities.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station
Ishiwara	Local	Ōasō

History[]

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station opened on 27 March 2003.^[2] Its name was chosen from among candidates submitted by 174 residents and those with workplaces in Kumagaya city.

Accidents[]

On 15 June 2006 at 18:26, an elderly male passenger died after jumping from the platform in front of an approaching train.^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1219 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Hirosegawara Depot viewed from a passing train, November 2011

The station is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood.

Hirosegawara Depot
Kumagaya Yachō-no-Mori Park
Saitama Prefecture Kumagaya High School of Commerce
National Route 140
Arakawa River

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道中部ライン全線・全駅・全配線第１０巻上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 26/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.
^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station at Wikimedia Commons

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station timetable (in Japanese)

[kawashima2011_Vol.10-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道中部ライン全線・全駅・全配線第１０巻上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 26/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

[terada2013-2] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[sato2011-3] Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.

[Saitama2019stats-4] 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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