Hirai Station (Tokyo)

Hirai Station (平井駅, Hirai-eki) is a railway station in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JB24 Hirai Station 平井駅
Hirai Station North entrance, March 2007
Location	3 Hirai, Edogawa, Tokyo （東京都江戸川区平井3丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	JB24
History
Opened	1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	31,198 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station Kameido JB23 toward Mitaka Chūō-Sōbu Line Shin-Koiwa JB25 toward Chiba

Lines

Hirai Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout

Ticket barriers, March 2007

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba

History

Hirai Station opened on 28 April 1899.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 31,198 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• Edogawa Boat Racing Circuit

See also

Media related to Hirai Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. 各駅情報(平井駅) [Station information (Hirai Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

• JR East Hirai Station information (in Japanese)