Kurihashi Station

Railway station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kurihashi Station (栗橋駅, Kurihashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Location1-1-1 Kurihashi, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 349-1101 (JR East)
1202-2 Izaka, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken (Tobu)
Japan
Coordinates36°8′12.4584″N 139°41′39.15″E
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Kurihashi Station

栗橋駅
The west side of Kurihashi Station in December 2007
General information
Location1-1-1 Kurihashi, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 349-1101 (JR East)
1202-2 Izaka, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken (Tobu)
Japan
Coordinates36°8′12.4584″N 139°41′39.15″E
Operated by
Lines
Distance57.3 km from Tokyo (JR East)
13.9 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (Tobu)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform (JR East)
1 island platform (Tobu)
Other information
Station codeTN-04 (Tobu)
History
Opened16 July 1885
1 April 1929 (Tobu)
Passengers
FY201912,297 daily (JR East)
11,628 daily (Tobu)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Washinomiya
towards Tokyo
Utsunomiya Line
Local
Koga
towards Kuroiso
Higashi-Washinomiya
towards Zushi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Local
Koga
towards Utsunomiya
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Minami-Kurihashi
Terminus
Nikkō Line
Express
Itakura Tōyōdai-mae
Minami-Kurihashi
Nikkō Line
Local
Shin-Koga
Location
Kurihashi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kurihashi Station
Kurihashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kurihashi Station is located in Japan
Kurihashi Station
Kurihashi Station
Kurihashi Station (Japan)
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Lines

Kurihashi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 13.9 km from the starting point of the Nikko Line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1] It is also a station on the JR East Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and is 57.3 km from the starting point of that line at Tokyo Station. There is a track linking the Tōbu and JR lines, used by the through-running Nikkō and Kinugawa services. The linking track has a pair of small platforms for crew changes, but no passenger facilities.

Station layout

JR East station

The JR East station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

1  Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via Tōkaidō Line and Itō Line)
 Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via Yokosuka Line)
3  Utsunomiya Line for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
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Tōbu Railway station

The Tōbu Railway station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms

1  Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi , Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
2  Tōbu Nikkō Line for Shin-Tochigi, and Tōbu Nikkō

History

The JR East Tōhoku Line (Utsunomiya Line) station opened on 16 July 1885. The Tōbu station opened on 1 April 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kurihashi Station becoming "TN-04".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 12,427 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 11,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kurihashi Post Office

See also

References

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