Fukaya Station

Fukaya Station
深谷駅
North entrance of Fukaya Station
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Fukaya
Neighborhood etc. 3-1-8 Nishijima-chō
(in Japanese)深谷市西島町3-1-8
History
Year opened 1883
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Takasaki Line
Statistics 10,312 passengers/day 2009[1]

Fukaya Station (深谷駅 Fukaya-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform.

Platforms

1・3 Takasaki Line for Ōmiya, Urawa, and Ueno
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Tōkaidō Line through service) for Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara
2 Takasaki Line for Takasaki, Maebashi, and Minakami

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Kagohara   Takasaki Line
(All services except limited express)
  Okabe

History

The station opened on 21 October 1883, while the current station building was completed in 1996. The building is a miniature of the Marunouchi station building of Tokyo Station, with its brick built by Japan Brick Company. Bricks used in the Marunouchi station building are produced by this company.

References

  1. JR East statistics (2009). Boarding passengers only.

See also

External links

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Coordinates: 36°11′29″N 139°16′53″E / 36.1913°N 139.2813°E