Hasuda Station

Hasuda Station (蓮田駅, Hasuda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hasuda, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hasuda Station

蓮田駅
East side of the station, June 2005
General information
LocationHonchō, Hasuda-shi, Saitama-ken 348-0111
Japan
Coordinates35.9811°N 139.6526°E / 35.9811; 139.6526
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1225
History
Opened16 July 1885
Passengers
FY201920,804
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Higashi-Ōmiya
towards Ueno
 Utsunomiya Line
Rapid Rabbit
 Kuki
towards Utsunomiya
Higashi-Ōmiya
towards Tokyo
 Utsunomiya Line
Local
 Shiraoka
towards Kuroiso
Higashi-Ōmiya
towards Zushi
 Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
  Rapid
 Kuki
towards Utsunomiya
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
  Local
 Shiraoka
towards Utsunomiya
Location
Hasuda Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Hasuda Station
Hasuda Station (Japan)

Lines

Hasuda Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 39.2 kilometers from the starting point of the 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 Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
2 ■ Utsunomiya Line (for both directions)
3 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

History
The west entrance of Hasuda Station in 1933

Hasuda Station opened on 16 July 1885.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,804 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200022,764[3]
200521,576[4]
201021,164[5]
201521,031[6]

Surrounding area
West side forecourt monument, April 2013

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.[7]

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [FY2015 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. "蓮田駅西口にD51 484・115系の車輪展示" [D51 484 and 115 series wheel monument erected at Hasuda Station west side]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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