Ishiwara Station

Ishiwara Station (石原駅, Ishiwara-eki) is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.

Ishiwara Station 石原駅
Ishiwara Station, March 2006
Location	1485-1 Ishihara, Kumagaya, Saitama （熊谷市石原1485-1） Japan
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	Chichibu Main Line
History
Opened	1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2000)	1,630 daily

Lines

Ishiwara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 17.0 km from Hanyū.[1]

Station layout

Ishiwara Station viewed from an approaching train from the Kumagaya direction, November 2011

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is connected to the platforms by an underground passage. Two freight sidings lie to the south of the platform tracks.[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Kumagaya and Hanyū
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Chichibu and Mitsumineguchi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Kami-Kumagaya		Local	Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

History

Ishiwara Station opened on 7 October 1901.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 1,630 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

• Saitama Kumagaya High School
• Saitama Kumagaya Agricultural High School

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. 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.

External links

• Ishiwara Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Ishiwara Station timetable (in Japanese)