Hachigata Station

Hachigata Station
鉢形駅
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
District Ōsato
Town Yorii
Neighborhood etc. 16-1 Hachigata
(in Japanese) 大里郡寄居町鉢形16-1
History
Year opened 1925
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 1,138 passengers/day (FY2010)

Hachigata Station (鉢形駅 Hachigata-eki?) is a railway station in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Hachigata Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. During the daytime, the station is served by two Local (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Obusuma   Local   Tamayodo

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 1,138 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hachigata_Station Hachigata Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b Hachigata Station information. Retrieved 29 December 2008. (Japanese)
  2. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  3. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)]" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line