Hosoya Station (Gunma)

Station entrance, January 2012

Hosoya Station (細谷駅 Hosoya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Hosoya Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Isesaki Line
Limited Express Ryōmō: no stop
Ōta   Local   Kizaki

History

The station opened on 1 October 1927.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Hosoya Station becoming "TI-19".[2]

References

  1. 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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 「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. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

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Coordinates: 36°16′57″N 139°20′55″E / 36.28250°N 139.34861°E