Hanawa Station (花輪駅, Hanawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

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Hanawa Station

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Hanawa Station, August 2004
General information
Location99 Hanawa, Higashimachi, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture 376-0307
Japan
Coordinates36°31′14″N 139°18′28″E / 36.5206°N 139.3079°E / 36.5206; 139.3079
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance21.0 km (13.0 mi) from Kiryū
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 December 1912; 111 years ago (1912-12-31)
Passengers
FY201853 daily
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Mizunuma
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towards Kiryū
Watarase Keikoku Line Nakano
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towards Matō
Location
Hanawa Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Hanawa Station
Hanawa Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Hanawa Station is located in Kanto Area
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Hanawa Station
Hanawa Station (Kanto Area)
Hanawa Station is located in Japan
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Hanawa Station (Japan)
Station platform sign, 2015.

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Hanawa Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

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The station has a single island platform, of which only one side is used, making it effectively a single side platform station. The station is unattended.

History

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Hanawa Station opened, as a station on the Ashio Railway,[1] on 31 December 1912.

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

See also

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  Media related to Hanawa Station at Wikimedia Commons