Hanyū Station

is a railway station in Hanyū, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Tobu Railway and Chichibu Railway.

Lines
Hanyū Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line from  in Tokyo, and is located 66.2 km from the Asakusa terminus. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 71.7 km Chichibu Main Line to .

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving four Tobu tracks (numbered 1 to 4) and two Chichibu Line tracks (numbered 4 to 5).

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The Tobu station opened on 23 April 1903. The Hokubu Railway opened between Hanyu and  on 1 April 1921, with the Hokubu Railway being absorbed into the Chichibu Railway in 1922.

The station was rebuilt with the station building located over the tracks, formally completed on 22 October 2004.

From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2006, a new up track was added on the east side of the station to allow non-stop trains to pass, and the Tobu platforms were renumbered accordingly.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Hanyū Station becoming "TI-07".

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the Tobu station was used by an average of 14,408 passengers daily, and the Chichibu Railway station was used by an average of 3,711 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
 Hanyū City Office
 Saitama Junshin Junior College
 Saitama Prefectural Hanyū High School
 National Route 122

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

 Tobu station information 
 Chichibu Railway Hanyū Station timetable 

Category:Tobu Isesaki Line
Category:Stations of Tobu Railway
Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Category:Railway stations opened in 1903
Category:1903 establishments in Japan
Category:Railway stations opened in 1921
Category:1921 establishments in Japan