Wadō-Kuroya Station
Wadō-Kuroya Station 和銅黒谷駅 | |
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| Wadō-Kuroya Station, April 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Chichibu |
| Neighborhood etc. | 412-4 Kuroya |
| Postal code | 368-0001 |
| (in Japanese) | 秩父市黒谷412-4 |
| 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.
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
Station entrance and ticket office, September 2011
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
Kuroya Station in May 2006
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
- Arakawa River
- National Route 140
- Hijiri Shrine
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 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！！. Chichibu Railway information (in Japanese). March 6, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wadō-Kuroya Station. |
- Wadō-Kuroya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Wadō-Kuroya Station timetable (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°2′48.93″N 139°6′6.63″E / 36.0469250°N 139.1018417°E