TJ37
Hachigata Station

鉢形駅
Hachigata Station in April 2021
General information
Location16-1 Hachigata, Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1224
Japan
Coordinates36°06′50″N 139°12′31″E / 36.1140°N 139.2085°E / 36.1140; 139.2085
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance73.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-37
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7507/
History
Opened10 July 1925
Rebuilt2015
Passengers
FY2019967 daily
Location
Hachigata Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Hachigata Station
Hachigata Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Hachigata Station is located in Japan
Hachigata Station
Hachigata Station
Hachigata Station (Japan)

Hachigata Station (鉢形駅, Hachigata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

Hachigata Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 73.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[4] The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Obusuma   Local   Tamayodo

History

The station building in November 2012 before rebuilding

The station opened on 10 July 1925.[2] The name comes from the former Hachigata Castle, the ruins of which remain nearby.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Hachigata Station becoming "TJ-36".[5]

A new station building was opened on 21 March 2015.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 967 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hachigata Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ↑ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ↑ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. ↑ 「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 21 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (5 March 2015). 東武鉄道鉢形駅リニューアル式典に小学生10名を招待 [10 elementary school children to be invited to Tobu Hachigata Station reopening ceremony]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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