Nishi-Kawagoe_Station
Nishi-Kawagoe Station
Railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Nishi-Kawagoe Station (西川越駅, Nishi-Kawagoe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Kawagoe Station 西川越駅 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nishi-Kawagoe Station entrance in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Location | Ogaya, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1104 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′9.0084″N 139°27′34.15″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.6 km from Kawagoe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1,337 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  Nishi-Kawagoe Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Nishi-Kawagoe Station Nishi-Kawagoe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||
Nishi-Kawagoe Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 2.6 km from Kawagoe.[1] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[2]
The station has one unnumbered side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station structure is located on the south side of the track.[1] The station is staffed.
Platforms
| ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe, Komagawa, and Hachiōji |
The station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
- Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/43. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
Media related to Nishi-Kawagoe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)