Wadō-Kuroya Station

Wadō-Kuroya Station (和銅黒谷駅, Wadō-kuroya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.^[1]

CR28 Wadō-Kuroya Station 和銅黒谷駅
Wadō-Kuroya Station, April 2008
General information
Location	412-4 Kuroya, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 368-0001 Japan
Coordinates	36°2′48.93″N 139°6′6.63″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	53.4 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 27, 1914
Previous names	Kuroya (until 2008)
Passengers
FY2018	428 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Ōnohara CR29 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Minano CR27 towards Hanyū
Location Wadō-Kuroya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Wadō-Kuroya Station Wadō-Kuroya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Wadō-Kuroya Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 53.4 kilometres (33.2 mi) from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. An additional bidirectional loop runs alongside track 2 for use by freight services.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Chichibu, Mitsumineguchi, Hannō, and Ikebukuro (through services via Seibu Chichibu Line)
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Kumagaya and Hanyū

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  Station entrance and ticket office, September 2011
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  The platforms, September 2011

History

Kuroya Station in May 2006

The station opened as Kuroya Station on October 27, 1914.^[2] The station name was changed to Wadō-Kuroya Station from April 1, 2008.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 428 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• National Route 140
• Hijiri Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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. 30/86. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
3. 秩父鉄道からのお知らせ: 平成２０年４月１日より『黒谷駅』を『和銅黒谷駅』に駅名改称！！. Chichibu Railway information (in Japanese). March 6, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
4. 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 Wadō-Kuroya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Wado-Kuroya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Wado-Kuroya Station information (in Japanese)