is a railway station in Hanyū, Saitama

Hanyu, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 57,292 and the density of 978.51 persons per km². The total area is 58.55 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1954....

, Japan, jointly operated by Tobu Railway

Tobu Railway

is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...

 and Chichibu Railway

Chichibu Railway

is a small-sector private railway company operating two railway lines in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It also manages the Mitsumine Ropeway...

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Lines

Hanyū Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line from in Tokyo and also forms the eastern terminus of the 71.7 km Chichibu Main Line to , and is located 1.2 km from Hanyū.

Station layout

The station consists of three island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s serving four Tobu tracks and two Chichibu Line tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The Tobu station opened on 23 April 1903. The Chichibu Railway station opened on 1 April 1921.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the Tobu station was used by an average of 14,046 passengers daily, and the Chichibu Railway station was used by an average of 4,385 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Hanyū City Office
• Saitama Junshin Junior College
  Saitama Junshin Junior College
  is a private junior college in Hanyu, Saitama, Japan, established in 1983 as Saitama Junshin Women's Junior College. The present name was adopted in 2007. The motto of the school is, , and .-External links:*...
  
  
• Saitama Prefectural Hanyū High School
• National Route 122

External links

• Tobu station information
• Chichibu Railway Hanyū Station timetable