is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Hasuda Station is served by the

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(

Utsunomiya Line The Utsunomiya Line ( ja, 宇都宮線, ) is the name given to a 163.5 kilometer section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company ...

) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 39.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

This station consists of an elevated station building with one ground-level

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and one ground-level

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serving a total of three tracks. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Hasuda Station opened on 16 July 1885. With the privatization of

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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). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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

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electric multiple unit train. * *

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References

External links

Hasuda Station information
(JR East)

(Saitama Prefectural Government) {{Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1885 Tōhoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line Hasuda, Saitama