is a railway station in Nagatoro, Saitama

Nagatoro, Saitama

is a town located in Chichibu District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,329 and a density of 273.98 persons per km². The total area is 30.40 km²....

, Japan, operated by the 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

Nagatoro Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from to , and is located 46.5 km from Hanyū.

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 and one 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...

 serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional line used by freight services and through-running services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line

Seibu Chichibu Line

The is a railway line in Saitama, Japan. It is an extension of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and connects Agano Station and Seibu-Chichibu Station. It is managed by Seibu Railway.-History:...

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Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on September 14, 1911 as . It was renamed Nagatoro from 7 July 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 1,051 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Mount Hodosan
• Arakawa River
  Arakawa River
  The is one of the principal rivers flowing through Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. The point of origin is on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and the Arakawa River empties into Tokyo Bay, spanning 173 kilometers. The drainage basin covers 2,940 square kilometers...
  
   and Nagatoro Gorge
• National Route 140

External links

• Nagatoro Station timetable