Hanawa Station

Hanawa Station (花輪駅, Hanawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

WK09 Hanawa Station 花輪駅
Hanawa Station, August 2004
General information
Location	99 Hanawa, Higashimachi, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture 376-0307 Japan
Coordinates	36.5206°N 139.3079°E / 36.5206; 139.3079
Operated by	Watarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)	Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance	21.0 km (13.0 mi) from Kiryū
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	WK09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 December 1912 (1912-12-31)
Passengers
FY2018	53 daily
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station Mizunuma WK08 towards Kiryū Watarase Keikoku Line Nakano WK10 towards Matō
Location Hanawa Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Hanawa Station Hanawa Station (Kanto Area) Hanawa Station Hanawa Station (Japan)

Station platform sign, 2015.

Lines

Hanawa Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, of which only one side is used, making it effectively a single side platform station. The station is unattended.

History

Hanawa Station opened, as a station on the Ashio Railway, on 31 December 1912.

Surrounding area

• Former Azuma Village Hall
• Hanawa Post Office
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hanawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)