Ishiwara Station

CR11 Ishiwara Station 石原駅
Ishiwara Station, March 2006
General information
Location	1485-1 Ishihara, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0816 Japan
Coordinates	36°08′53″N 139°22′07″E
Operated by	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance	17.0 km from Hanyū
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 October 1901
Passengers
FY2018	1027 daily
Services
Preceding station Chichibu Railway Following station Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori CR12 towards Mitsumineguchi Chichibu Main Line Local Kami-Kumagaya CR10 towards Hanyū
Location Ishiwara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Ishiwara Station Ishiwara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ishiwara Station viewed from an approaching train from the Kumagaya direction, November 2011

Ishiwara Station (石原駅, Ishiwara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Ishiwara Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 17.0 km from Hanyū.^[1]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building and entrance is connected to the platforms by an underground passage. Two freight sidings lie to the south of the platform tracks.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Kumagaya and Hanyū
2	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Chichibu and Mitsumineguchi

History

Ishiwara Station opened on 7 October 1901.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1027 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Saitama Kumagaya High School
• Saitama Kumagaya Agricultural High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 26/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
3. 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ishiwara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ishiwara Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
• Ishiwara Station timetable (in Japanese)