is a passenger

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located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by

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(JR East) and the

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operator

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Lines

Kurihashi Station is served by the

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, and is 13.9 km from the starting point of the Nikko Line at . It is also a station on the JR East

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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 is 57.3 km from the starting point of that line at

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. There is a track linking the Tōbu and JR lines, used by the through-running

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and Kinugawa services. The linking track has a pair of small platforms for crew changes, but no passenger facilities.

Station layout

JR East station

The JR East station consists of one

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and one

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serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "

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" staffed ticket office.

Tōbu Railway station

The Tōbu Railway station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms

History

The JR East Tōhoku Line (Utsunomiya Line) station opened on 16 July 1885. The Tōbu station opened on 1 April 1929. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kurihashi Station becoming "TN-04".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 12,427 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 11,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kurihashi Post Office

References

External links

Kurihayashi Station information
(JR East)

(Tobu) {{Shonan-Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1885 Tobu Nikko Line Tōhoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line Kuki, Saitama