Hasuda Station
Hasuda Station 蓮田駅 | |
|---|---|
 East side of the station, June 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Honchō, Hasuda, Saitama （埼玉県蓮田市本町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) |
| Platforms | 1 side, 1 island |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1885 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 20,834 daily |
Hasuda Station (蓮田駅, Hasuda-eki) is a railway station on the Tohoku Main Line in Hasuda, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hasuda Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line(Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 39.2 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo.
Station layout
This station consists of an elevated station building with one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform serving a total of three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Utsunomiya, Kuroiso |
| 2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for starting trains in both directions |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Saitama, and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utsunomiya Line | ||||
| Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Saitama | Rapid | Saitama | ||
| Higashi-Ōmiya | - | Shiraoka | ||
History
Hasuda Station opened on 16 July 1885.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 21,132 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,764[3] |
| 2005 | 21,576[4] |
| 2010 | 21,164[5] |
| 2011 | 20,921[6] |
| 2014 | 20,834[7] |
Surrounding area
A monument was erected on the west side station forecourt, consisting of the driving wheels of former JNR Class D51 steam locomotive D51 484 and the wheels of a former 115 series electric multiple unit train.[8]
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "蓮田駅西口にD51 484・115系の車輪展示". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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External links
- Hasuda Station information (JR East) Template:Ja icon
- Hasuda Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) Template:Ja icon