Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

Coordinates: 36°8′46.1″N 139°21′5.37″E / 36.146139°N 139.3514917°E / 36.146139; 139.3514917
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Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

ひろせ野鳥の森駅
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station, November 2012
General information
Location1040-1 Hirose, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0833
Japan
Coordinates36°8′46.1″N 139°21′5.37″E / 36.146139°N 139.3514917°E / 36.146139; 139.3514917
Operated by Chichibu Railway
Line(s) Chichibu Main Line
Distance18.5 km from Hanyū
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 March 2003
Passengers
FY20181219 daily
Location
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is located in Japan
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station (Japan)
The station platform in January 2008

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station (ひろせ野鳥の森駅, Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines[edit]

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 18.5 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout[edit]

The station is staffed and consists of a single side platform serving a bidirectional track.[1] The log cabin-style station building has a small ticket office, but like all the other Chichibu Mainline stations, there is no ticket barrier. There is a waiting room and toilets, complete with disabled facilities.

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station
Ishiwara Local Ōasō

History[edit]

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station opened on 27 March 2003.[2] Its name was chosen from among candidates submitted by 174 residents and those with workplaces in Kumagaya city.

Accidents[edit]

On 15 June 2006 at 18:26, an elderly male passenger died after jumping from the platform in front of an approaching train.[3]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1219 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area[edit]

Hirosegawara Depot viewed from a passing train, November 2011

The station is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. 26/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
  2. ^ 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. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.
  4. ^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station at Wikimedia Commons