Yorii Station

Yorii Station (寄居駅, Yorii-eki) is a joint-use passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operators Tōbu Railway and Chichibu Railway.^[1][2] The station premises are managed by Chichibu Railway.

TJ39 Yorii Station 寄居駅
The south entrance in February 2017
General information
Location	Yorii, Yorii-machi, Ōsato-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1203 Japan
Coordinates	36.117770°N 139.194632°E / 36.117770; 139.194632
Operated by	JR East Tōbu Railway Chichibu Railway (manager)
Line(s)	■ Hachiko Line ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line ■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	75.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	6 (3 island platforms)
Other information
Station code	TJ-39 (Tobu)
History
Opened	7 October 1901
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yōdo towards Takasaki Hachikō Line Orihara towards Komagawa Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Terminus Tojo Line Tamayodo TJ38 towards Ogawamachi Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Nagatoro towards Mitsumineguchi SL Paleo Express Takekawa towards Kumagaya Nogami towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Rapid Chichibuji Takekawa towards Hanyū Hagure towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Sakurazawa towards Hanyū
Location Yorii Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Yorii Station Yorii Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yorii Station is served by the following three lines.

• Hachiko Line (Komagawa - Takasaki)
• Tōbu Tōjō Line (from Ikebukuro in Tokyo)
• Chichibu Main Line (Mitsumineguchi - Hanyū)

On the Tōbu Tōjō Line during the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction to and from Ogawamachi. There are no direct train services to or from Ikebukuro, although most trains are timetabled to allow for onward connections to an Ikebukuro-bound train at Ogawamachi or Shinrin-kōen.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms, each serving two tracks for the Tōbu Tōjō Line, Chichibu Main Line, and Hachikō Line.

Platforms

1/2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Ogawamachi and Shinrin-kōen
3	Chichibu Main Line	for Nagatoro, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi
4	Chichibu Main Line	for Kumagaya, Gyōdashi, and Hanyū
5	■ Hachiko Line	for Ogawamachi, Ogose, and Komagawa
6	■ Hachiko Line	for Takasaki

• 
  The north entrance in February 2017
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  The IC card touch-in point at the shared entrance to the platforms in June 2013
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  The additional IC card touch-in point at the entrance to the Tōbu platforms in June 2013
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  The view looking east from the station footbridge in February 2017
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  The view looking west from the Tōbu platform in February 2017, with an 8000 series train stabled
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  View of the station looking west in January 2006, with the Tōbu platforms on the left, Chichibu Railway platforms in the centre, and JR East platforms off-camera to the right
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  View of the JR Hachiko Line platforms with KiHa 110 DMUs crossing in April 2007

History

The south entrance in March 2006, before the addition of lifts

The station opened on October 7, 1901, as the terminus of the Jōbu Railway (present-day Chichibu Railway) from Kumagaya.^[4][5] From April 2, 1903, the Jōbu Railway line was extended from Yorii to Hagure.^[4]

The Tōbu Railway station opened on July 10, 1925, with the completion of the Tōjō Line from Ogawamachi.^[4][5]

The JR (former Japanese Government Railways) station opened on January 25, 1933, following the extension of the Hachikō Line from Kodama. The Hachikō Line was extended south to Ogawamachi on October 6, 1934.^[6]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Yorii Station becoming "TJ-38".^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,821 passengers daily.^[8] In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 385 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[9] In fiscal 2017, the Chichibu Railway station was used by an average of 1380 passengers daily.^[10]。

Surrounding area

Yorii Town Office in February 2017

• Yorii Town Office
• Yorii Library

Bus routes

• Musashi Kanko
  • For Honjō-Waseda Station and Honjō Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Yorii Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
2. "Yorii Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
4. Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). 私鉄史ハンドブック [Private Railway Handbook] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
5. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 167. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
10. "8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客・貨物輸送状況". Saitama Prefecture. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2019-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

External links

Media related to Yorii Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Tobu station information (in Japanese)
• Chichibu Railway station information (in Japanese)