is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the town of

Mizuho, Tokyo is a town located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 32,458, and a population density of 1900 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Mizuho is located in the foothil ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Hakonegasaki Station is served by the

Hachikō Line The Hachikō Line is a 92.0 km (57.2 mi) regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It connects Hachiōji Station in Hachiō ...

between and , with many services continuing to and from on the

Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are , ...

. The station is 15.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Hachiōji.

Station layout

JREast-Hachiko-line-Hakonegasaki-station-platform

The station consists of an elevated station building, built over an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 10 December 1931. It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

on 1 April 1987. The southern section of the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,384 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

*Mizuho Town Hall

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Hachikō Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of East Japan Railway Company Hachikō Line Mizuho, Tokyo