Kurihashi Station Explained

Kurihashi Station
Native Name:	栗橋駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1-1 Kurihashi, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 349-1101 (JR East) 1202-2 Izaka, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken (Tobu)
Country:	Japan
Distance:	57.3 km from (JR East) 13.9 km from (Tobu)
Platforms:	1 side + 1 island platform (JR East) 1 island platform (Tobu)
Code:	TN-04 (Tobu)
Opened:	16 July 1885 1 April 1929 (Tobu)
Map Type:	Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Kurihashi Station
Passengers:	12,297 daily (JR East) 11,628 daily (Tobu)
Pass Year:	FY2019

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.

Lines

Kurihashi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 13.9 km from the starting point of the Nikko Line at . 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.

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kurihayashi Station information (JR East)
• Kurihashi Station information (Tobu)

Notes and References

1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 223. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「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. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. ja. pdf. 11 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
3. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.
4. Web site: https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja:駅情報（乗降人員). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.