Hanyū Station

Hanyū Station (羽生駅) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Hanyū, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Tōbu Railway and Chichibu Railway.

Lines
Hanyū Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is located 66.2 km from the Asakusa terminus. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 71.7 km Chichibu Main Line to Mitsumineguchi.

Station layout
The station consists of three island platforms serving four Tōbu tracks (numbered 1 to 4) and two Chichibu Line tracks (numbered 4 to 5).

Platforms
Note that the platforms labeled 4 are in fact two distinct platforms operated by two different companies.

History
The Tōbu station opened on 23 April 1903. The Hokubu Railway opened between Hanyu and Gyōdashi on 1 April 1921, with the Hokubu Railway being absorbed into the Chichibu Railway in 1922.

The station was rebuilt with the station building located over the tracks, formally completed on 22 October 2004.

From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2006, a new up track was added on the east side of the station to allow non-stop trains to pass, and the Tobu platforms were renumbered accordingly.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Hanyū Station becoming "TI-07".

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 13,591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). and the Chichibu Railway station was used by an average of 4,804 passengers daily in fiscal 2018.

Surrounding area

 * Hanyū City Office
 * Saitama Junshin Junior College
 * Saitama Prefectural Hanyū High School