Matoba Station

Matoba Station
的場駅

Matoba Station entrance in February 2010
Location 1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1102
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Kawagoe Line
Distance 4.8 km from Kawagoe
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1446
History
Opened 22 July 1940
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 3,065 daily
Location
Matoba Station
Location within Japan

Matoba Station (的場駅 Matoba-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[2] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[3]

Station layout

View of the platforms looking east in January 2009

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ Kawagoe Line for Komagawa and Hachiōji
2 ■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Kasahata Local Nishi-Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,065 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 2,848[6]
2005 2,956[7]
2010 2,972[8]
2011 2,894[9]
2014 3,065[5]

Surrounding area

Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅情報（的場駅） [Station Information: Matoba Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 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. 29/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. ↑ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  4. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  9. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  10. ↑ 高速バス [Express bus services] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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