Hanyū Station

Railway station in Hanyū, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Line(s)
Distance66.2 km from AsakusaPlatforms3 island platformsTracks6Other informationStation codeTI-07 (Tobu)HistoryOpened23 April 1903PassengersFY201913,591 daily (Tobu, FY2019);
4,804 daily (Chichibu, FY2018) Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kazo
TI05
towards Asakusa
 Ryomo Tatebayashi
TI10
towards Kuzū, Akagi or Isesaki
Minami-Hanyū
TI06
 Isesaki Line
Section Express
Section Semi Express
 Kawamata
TI08
towards Tatebayashi
Isesaki Line
Local
 Kawamata
TI08
towards Isesaki
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station
Gyōdashi Chichibu Main Line
Rapid Chichibuji
 Terminus
Nishi-Hanyū Chichibu Main Line
Local
Location
Hanyū Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Hanyū Station
Hanyū Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Hanyū Station is located in Japan
Hanyū Station
Hanyū Station
Hanyū Station (Japan)
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Hanyū Station (羽生駅, Hanyū-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Hanyū, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Tōbu Railway and Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Hanyū Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is located 66.2 km from the Asakusa terminus. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 71.7 km Chichibu Main Line to Mitsumineguchi.[1]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend

← to Nishi-Hanyū　　↑ to Kawamata

5
4
4
2
3
1

　　　　　　　↓ to Minami-Hanyū

The station consists of three island platforms serving four Tōbu tracks (numbered 1 to 4) and two Chichibu Line tracks (numbered 4 to 5).

Platforms

1/2 TI Tōbu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
3/4 TI Tōbu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi and Ōta
4/5  Chichibu Main Line for Gyōdashi, Kumagaya, Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi

Note that the platforms labeled 4 are in fact two distinct platforms operated by two different companies.

  • The east side in October 2012
    The east side in October 2012
  • An overview of the station platforms in September 2014 looking north, with the Chichibu Railway platforms on the left
    An overview of the station platforms in September 2014 looking north, with the Chichibu Railway platforms on the left
  • The Tōbu Railway ticket barriers in January 2017
    The Tōbu Railway ticket barriers in January 2017
  • The Chichibu Railway ticket barriers in January 2017
    The Chichibu Railway ticket barriers in January 2017
  • The Chichibu Line platforms in January 2008
    The Chichibu Line platforms in January 2008

History

A Chichibu Railway train at Hanyu Station in 1984

The Tōbu station opened on 23 April 1903.[2] The Hokubu Railway opened between Hanyu and Gyōdashi on 1 April 1921, with the Hokubu Railway being absorbed into the Chichibu Railway in 1922.[2]

The station was rebuilt with the station building located over the tracks, formally completed on 22 October 2004.[2]

From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2006, a new up track was added on the east side of the station to allow non-stop trains to pass, and the Tobu platforms were renumbered accordingly.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Hanyū Station becoming "TI-07".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 13,591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] and the Chichibu Railway station was used by an average of 4,804 passengers daily in fiscal 2018.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 205, 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ a b c d 東武鉄道の世界 [The World of Tobu Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 8 April 2015. p. 114. ISBN 978-4-330-54215-7.
  3. ^ 「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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ 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.

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