Wadō-Kuroya Station

Wadō-Kuroya Station
和銅黒谷駅
Wadō-Kuroya Station, April 2008
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Chichibu
History
Year opened 1914
Former name Kuroya Station
Present name since 2008
Rail services
Operator(s) Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
Statistics 462 passengers/day (FY2000)

Wadō-Kuroya Station (和銅黒谷駅 Wadō-kuroya-eki?) is a railway station in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

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Lines

Wadō-Kuroya Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 53.4 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. An additional bidirectional loop runs alongside track 2 for use by freight services.[2]

Platforms

1 ■Chichibu Main Line for Chichibu, 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 Local Ōnohara
Paleo Express: no stop
Chichibuji: no stop

History

The station opened as Kuroya Station on October 27, 1914.[2] The station name was changed to Wadō-Kuroya Station from April 1, 2008.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 462 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ 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. 192. 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. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. 
  3. ^ "秩父鉄道からのお知らせ: 平成２０年４月１日より『黒谷駅』を『和銅黒谷駅』に駅名改称！！" (in Japanese). Chichibu Railway information. March 6, 2008. http://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/topi/info/mt/2008/03/post_13.html. Retrieved September 9, 2011. 

External links

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