Tatara Station (Gunma)

Tatara Station (多々良駅, Tatara-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Tatara Station 多々良駅
Tatara Station in July 2006
Location	Hinatacho 987, Tatebayashi, Gunma （群馬県館林市日向町987） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Isesaki Line
Other information
Station code	T11
History
Opened	1907
Previous names	Nakano (until 1937)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	750 daily

Lines

Tatara Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 78.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa.

Station layout

Tatara Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Isesaki Line	for Ashikaga and Ōta
2	■ Tobu Isesaki Line	for Tatebayashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tobu Isesaki Line
Tatebayashi		Local		Agata

History

The station opened on 27 August 1907, as Nakano Station (中野駅).[1] It was renamed Tatara Station on 1 March 1937.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tatara Station becoming "TI-11".[2]

Surrounding area

• Tatebayashi Tarata Post Office
• Japan National Route 122

References

1. 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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 「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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

External links

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)