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.

TI07
Hanyū Station

羽生駅
Hanyū Station west entrance in January 2017
General information
Location1-1-62 Minami, Hanyū-shi, Saitama-ken 348-0053
Japan
Coordinates36°10′14″N 139°32′01″E / 36.17041667°N 139.5336333°E / 36.17041667; 139.5336333
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance66.2 km from Asakusa
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Other information
Station codeTI-07 (Tobu)
History
Opened23 April 1903
Passengers
FY201913,591 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
Hanyū Station is located in Japan
Hanyū Station
Hanyū Station
Hanyū Station (Japan)

Lines edit

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 edit

Track layout

← 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 edit

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.

History edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  Media related to Hanyu Station at Wikimedia Commons