Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station

CR12 Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station ひろせ野鳥の森駅
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station, November 2012
General information
Location	1040-1 Hirose, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0833 Japan
Coordinates	36°8′46.1″N 139°21′5.37″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	18.5 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 March 2003
Passengers
FY2018	1219 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Ōasō CR13 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Ishiwara CR11 towards Hanyū
Location Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The station platform in January 2008

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

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 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.

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 1219 passengers daily.[4]

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.
4. 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station timetable (in Japanese)