Watarase Station

Watarase Station (渡瀬駅, Watarase-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TI-31".

Watarase Station 渡瀬駅
Watarase Station in October 2006
Location	65 Ashitsugi-cho, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374-0073 Japan
Coordinates	36°15′42″N 139°32′13″E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Sano Line
Distance	2.7 km from Tatebayashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	TI-31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 10, 1926
Passengers
FY2019	266 daily
Location
Watarase Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Watarase Station Watarase Station (Japan)

Lines

Watarase Station is served by the Tōbu Sano Line, and is located 2.7 km from the terminus of the line at Tatebayashi.

Station layout

Watarase Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Sano Line	for Kuzū
2	■ Tōbu Sano Line	for Tatebayashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōbu Sano Line
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Tatebayashi		Local	Tajima

History

Watarase Station opened on 16 December 1927.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Watarase Station becoming "TI-31".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Watarase River

References

1. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
2. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Watarase Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)