Yashū-Hirakawa Station

Yashū-Hirakawa Station (野州平川駅, Yashū-Hirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-31".

Platforms and a train, 2016

Yashū-Hirakawa Station

野州平川駅
Yashū-Hirakawa Station in May 2011
Location2290-19 Omiya-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 328-0011
Japan
Coordinates36.4015°N 139.7538°E / 36.4015; 139.7538
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Distance2.0 km from Shin-Tochigi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeTN-31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1944
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019)1009 daily
Location
Yashū-Hirakawa Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Yashū-Hirakawa Station
Yashū-Hirakawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Yashū-Hirakawa Station is served by the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, and is 2.0 km from the starting point of the line at Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tochigi
2 ■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tōbu Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tōbu Utsunomiya Line
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Tochigi - Yashū-Ōtsuka

History

Yashū-Hirakawa Station opened on 1 October 1944. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Yashū-Hirakawa Station becoming "TN-31".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1009 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Hirakawa Industrial Park
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See also

References
  1. 「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 27 May 2015.
  2. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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