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]

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
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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Minano		Local	Ōnohara
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station

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)