Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station | |
Native Name: | ひろせ野鳥の森駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1040-1 Hirose, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0833 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.1461°N 139.3515°W |
Operator: | 18px Chichibu Railway |
Line: | Chichibu Main Line |
Distance: | 18.5 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Opened: | 27 March 2003 |
Passengers: | 1219 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from to, and is located 18.5 km from Hanyū.[1]
The station is staffed and consists of a single side platform serving a bidirectional track.[1] The log cabin-style station building has a small ticket office, but like all the other Chichibu Mainline stations, there is no ticket barrier. There is a waiting room and toilets, complete with disabled facilities.
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori Station opened on 27 March 2003.[2] Its name was chosen from among candidates submitted by 174 residents and those with workplaces in Kumagaya city.
On 15 June 2006 at 18:26, an elderly male passenger died after jumping from the platform in front of an approaching train.[3]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1219 passengers daily.[4]
The station is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood.