Hatsuishi Station (初石駅, Hatsuishi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TD21 Hatsuishi Station 初石駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Hatsuishi Station in May 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-100 Nishi-Hatsuishi, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken 270-0121 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′01″N 139°55′03″E / 35.8836°N 139.9176°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Urban Park Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 36.8 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TD-21 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 May 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 18,653 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Hatsuishi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Hatsuishi Station Hatsuishi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Hatsuishi Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 36.8 km (22.9 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Nodashi, Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Kashiwa and Funabashi |
History edit
Hatsuishi Station opened on 9 May 1911. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Hatsuishi Station becoming "TD-21".[1]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 18,653 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Hatsuishi Elementary School
- Hatsuishi Junior High School
- Nagareyama High School
- Nagareyama Otakanomori High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 「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 20 February 2014.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Hatsuishi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu Railway station information Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)