Nagata Station (Saitama)

Nagata Station (永田駅, Nagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

CR16 Nagata Station 永田駅
Nagata Station in June 2017
General information
Location	155-4 Nagata, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 299-3233 Japan
Coordinates	36°08′06″N 139°15′33″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	27.1 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Access slopes
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1913
Passengers
FY2018	494 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Fukaya Hanazono CR17 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Takekawa CR15 towards Hanyū
Location Nagata Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Nagata Station Nagata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Nagata Station is served by the 71.7 km (44.6 mi) Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 27.1 km (17 mi) from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional freight loop not normally used by passenger services.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Kumagaya and Hanyū

• 
  The station viewed from the west in June 2017
• 
  The platforms looking west in June 2017 with platform 1 (Mitsumineguchi-bound) on the left
• 
  The passenger level crossing between the platforms in June 2017
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  The platforms looking east with platform 1 (Mitsumineguchi-bound) on the right

History

The station in March 2006

Nagata Station opened on 1 June 1913.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 494 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

The "Kururin" community bus at Nagata Station in June 2017

• Arakawa River
• National Route 140

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 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. 34/84. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
3. 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 Nagata Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)