Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station (ひろせ野鳥の森駅, Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

ひろせ野鳥の森駅
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station, November 2012
Location1040-1 Hirose, Kumagaya, Saitama
（熊谷市広瀬1040-1）
Japan
Operated byChichibu Railway
Line(s)Chichibu Main Line
History
Opened2003
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)1,028 daily

Lines

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 18.5 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout
The station platform in January 2008

The station is staffed and consists of a single side platform serving a bidirectional track.[1] The log cabin-style station building has a small ticket office, but like all the other Chichibu Mainline stations, there is no ticket barrier. There is a waiting room and toilets, complete with disabled facilities.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station
Ishiwara Local Ōasō

History

Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station opened on 27 March 2003.[2] Its name was chosen from among candidates submitted by 174 residents and those with workplaces in Kumagaya city.

Accidents

On 15 June 2006 at 18:26, an elderly male passenger died after jumping from the platform in front of an approaching train.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,028 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area
Hirosegawara Depot viewed from a passing train, November 2011

The station is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood.

  • Hirosegawara Depot
  • Kumagaya Yachō-no-Mori Park
  • Saitama Prefecture Kumagaya High School of Commerce
  • National Route 140
  • Arakawa River
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See also

References
  1. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１０巻　上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 26/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.

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