Kawaguchi Station

Kawaguchi Station
川口駅

East entrance of Kawaguchi Station, August 2008
Location 3 Sakae-chō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県川口市栄町3丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1910
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 80,410 daily

Kawaguchi Station (川口駅 Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Isogo in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from Tokyo

Kawaguchi Station Track Layout
Legend

 Ōmiya・Utsunomiya・Takasaki

2 1

Shonan-Shinjuku Line

Utsunomiya Line

Keihin-Tohoku Line

former connecting line

(now used for maintenance)

Station building

Arakawa River
Saitama
Tokyo

 Ueno・Tokyo・Shinjuku

Station layout

The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms

1 ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Isogo
2 ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Urawa, Yono, and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Akabane   Rapid   Nishi-Kawaguchi
Akabane   Local   Nishi-Kawaguchi

History

Kawaguchi Station in the early 20th century

The station opened on 10 September 1910.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 80,410 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 55th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 78,675[3]
2005 76,610[4]
2010 78,759[5]
2011 78,175[6]
2012 79,150[7]
2013 80,410[2]

Surrounding area

East side

West side

See also

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kawaguchi High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Ario Kawaguchi official website (Japanese)
  11. ↑ Atlia official website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°48′07″N 139°43′03″E / 35.80194°N 139.71750°E / 35.80194; 139.71750

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