Nishi-Kawagoe Station

Nishi-Kawagoe Station
西川越駅

Nishi-Kawagoe Station entrance in July 2012
Other names 1 side platform
Location Ogaya, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1104
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Kawagoe Line
Distance 2.6 km from Kawagoe
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1154
History
Opened 22 July 1940
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 1,361 daily
Location
Nishi-Kawagoe Station
Location within Japan

Nishi-Kawagoe Station (西川越駅 Nishi-Kawagoe-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Nishi-Kawagoe Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 2.6 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 platform looking east, January 2009

The station has one unnumbered side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station structure is located on the south side of the track.[2]

Platforms

  ■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe, Komagawa, and Hachiōji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Matoba Local 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 1,361 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 1,050[6]
2005 1,156[7]
2006 1,164[8]
2007 1,177[9]
2008 1,223[10]
2009 1,236[11]
2010 1,225[12]
2011 1,210[13]
2014 1,361[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅情報（西川越駅） [Station Information: Nishi-Kawagoe Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  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. 28/43. 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 (2012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. 2001. 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. 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2006年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  9. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  10. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2008年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  11. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2009年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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