Chichibu Station

Chichibu Station
秩父駅
Chichibu Station building and forecourt, March 2006
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Chichibu
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
Statistics 1,311 passengers/day (FY2000)
There is a bus stop near this station

Chichibu Station (秩父駅 Chichibu-eki?) is a railway station in Minano, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Contents

Lines

Chichibu Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 59.0 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two bidirectional tracks. Additional bidirectional passing tracks and storage sidings lie to the east of the platform tracks.[2]

A triangular line leading to a now closed cement works existed to the east of the station. This was also used for turning Paleo Express steam locomotives before the installation of a turntable at Mitsumineguchi Station.[2]

Platforms

1 ■Chichibu Main Line for Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)
2 ■Chichibu Main Line for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Minano Paleo Express Ohanabatake
Minano Chichibuji Ohanabatake
Ōnohara Local Ohanabatake

History

Chichibu Station opened on 27 October 1914.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 1,311 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
  2. ^ 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. 29/87. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. 

External links

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