Hirai Station (Tokyo)

JB24 Hirai Station 平井駅
Hirai Station North entrance, March 2007
General information
Location	3 Hirai, Edogawa, Tokyo （東京都江戸川区平井3丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	JB24
History
Opened	1899
Passengers
FY2010	31,198 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kameido JB23 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Shin-Koiwa JB25 towards Chiba

Hirai Station (平井駅, Hirai-eki) is a railway station in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirai Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout

Ticket barriers, March 2007

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba

History

Hirai Station opened on 28 April 1899.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 31,198 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• Edogawa Boat Racing Circuit

References

1. 各駅情報(平井駅) [Station information (Hirai Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

• Media related to Hirai Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
• JR East Hirai Station information (in Japanese)

35°42′23″N 139°50′33″E