Kawagoe Station

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Kawagoe Station
川越駅
File:Kawagoe-st-whole view.JPG
Overall view of Kawagoe Station with Tobu tracks on the left, December 2008
Location Kawagoe, Saitama
Japan
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History
Opened 1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)

Kawagoe Station (川越駅 Kawagoe-eki?) is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

The Tobu station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Ogawamachi and Yorii, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Shingashi and Kawagoeshi, it is 30.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

The JR East station is located on the Kawagoe Line with services eastward to Ōmiya, Ōsaki via the Saikyō Line, and Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line, and westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.

Station layout

The Tobu and JR East stations are arranged side-by-side, with the Tobu platforms on the east side and the JR East platforms on the west side. The elevated station building and concourse has exits on the east and west sides.

  • Kawagoe-Sta-E.JPG

    The east entrance in November 2015

  • Kawagoe Station west exit 20140328.JPG

    The west entrance in March 2014

Tobu Railway

Kawagoe Station
川越駅
■ Tobu
File:Tobu-Kawagoe-st-gate.JPG
The Tobu concourse, December 2008
Location 24-9 Wakita-machi
Kawagoe, Saitama 350-1122
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 30.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-21     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7315.html
History
Opened 1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous names Kawagoe-nishimachi (1915-1940)
Traffic
Passengers 121,558 per day (FY2010)

Platforms

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This station has a season ticket sales office.[2] Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added in fiscal 2017.[3]


1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Fujimino, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu TY line symbol.svg Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
  • Kawagoe Station platform 2 south 20121027.JPG

    View from south end of Tobu Tojo Line platform 2, October 2012

  • Kawagoe Station Tobu Tojo Line platforms 20120608.jpg

    View from south end of Tobu Tojo Line platform 1, June 2012

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
Fujimino   TJ Liner[Note 1]   Kawagoeshi
Shiki   Rapid Express   Kawagoeshi
Fujimino   Rapid   Kawagoeshi
Fujimino   Express   Kawagoeshi
Shingashi   Commuter Express   Kawagoeshi
Shingashi   Semi Express   Kawagoeshi
Shingashi   Local   Kawagoeshi
  1. ↑ TJ Liner services operate in the down direction only

JR East

Kawagoe Station
川越駅
■ JR East
File:JR-Kawagoe-st-gate.JPG
The JR East concourse, December 2008
Location Wakita-honchō
Kawagoe, Saitama 350-1122
Japan
Operated by ■ JR East
Line(s) ■ Kawagoe Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=525
History
Opened 22 July 1940 (1940-07-22)
Traffic
Passengers 37,754 per day (FY2013)

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[4]

Platforms

The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. The outer platforms, 3 and 6, are generally used for services to and from Ōmiya and the Saikyō Line, while the inner platforms, 4 and 5, serving the same track, are generally used for Kawagoe Line services westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.

  • Kawagoe Station platform 5-6 south 20121027.JPG

    JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking northward, October 2012

  • Kawagoe Station platform 5-6 north 20121027.JPG

    JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking southward, October 2012

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Nishi-Kawagoe - Minami-Furuya

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the Tobu station was used by an average of 121,558 passengers daily.[5]

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 37,754 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[6] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 35,181[7]
2001 35,278[8]
2002 35,177[9]
2003 35,273[10]
2004 35,719[11]
2005 36,149[12]
2006 36,997[13]
2007 37,811[14]
2008 37,939[15]
2009 37,098[16]
2010 36,780[17]
2011 36,344[18]
2012 36,936[19]
2013 37,754[6]

History

File:JRE Saikyo Kawagoe Station 1974.jpg
An aerial view of the station in 1974, with the link from the JNR tracks north of the station to the Seibu Shinjuku Line clearly visible
File:Kawagoe Station West exit 20120608.jpg
The west exit in June 2012 before remodelling

The station first opened as Kawagoe-nishimachi Station (川越西町駅?) on the Tobu Railway from Ikebukuro on 1 April 1915. This was renamed Kawagoe Station on 22 July 1940 coinciding with the opening of the JNR (now JR East) station.[20] The current elevated station building and concourse was opened in 1989. The west side of the station was enlarged in 2004 with the construction of additional sets of stairs to the JR platforms and a new Lumine building over the platforms. In 2007, the former "Fine" shopping and restaurant area within the Tobu side of the station was refurbished and reopened as "Equia Kawagoe". An additional "Equia" zone was opened above the Tobu ticket machine area in September 2008.

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[21]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kawagoe Station becoming "TJ-21".[22]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[2]

Surrounding area

File:Kawagoe Station west exit forecourt 20140328.JPG
The elevated pedestrian walkway and station forecourt on the west side of the station, March 2014

From November 2012, work commenced on remodelling the west side of the station, with redesigned segregated access and parking for private cars, buses, and taxis, and an elevated pedestrian walkway leading directly from the station building.[23] The walkway and new upper-level west entrance opened on 26 March 2014.[24]

Bus services

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

See also

References

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