Ishiwara Station (石原駅, Ishiwara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
CR11 Ishiwara Station 石原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ishiwara Station, March 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1485-1 Ishihara, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0816 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°08′53″N 139°22′07″E / 36.14806°N 139.36861°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Chichibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chichibu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.0 km from Hanyū | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 October 1901 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 1027 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIshiwara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 17.0 km from Hanyū.[1]
Station layout
editThe 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
edit| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Kumagaya and Hanyū |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Yorii, Chichibu and Mitsumineguchi |
History
editIshiwara Station opened on 7 October 1901.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1027 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Saitama Kumagaya High School
- Saitama Kumagaya Agricultural High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Ishiwara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ishiwara Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
- Ishiwara Station timetable (in Japanese)