Higashi-Kawaguchi Station
Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅 | |
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| The south side of the JR East station with the entrance to the Saitama Railway station on the right, May 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Kawaguchi |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East Saitama Railway Corporation |
| Line(s) | Musashino Line Saitama Rapid Railway Line |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (東川口駅 Higashi-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
Lines
The JR East station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchū-Hommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo.
The Saitama Railway Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 12.2 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Station layout
The JR East part of the station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks. The Saitama Railway part of the station is located underground, and also consists of an island platform serving two tracks.
JR East
| JR East | |
Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅 | |
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| The south entrance, June 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Tozuka |
| Postal code | 333-0811 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県川口市戸塚1丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1973 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Musashino Line |
| Statistics | 32,447 passengers/day (FY2013) |
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The ticket barriers, June 2012
Platforms
| 1 | ■Musashino Line | for Minami-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchū-Hommachi |
| 2 | ■Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, and Tokyo |
Facilities
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino Line | ||||
| Higashi-Urawa | Local | Minami-Koshigaya | ||
Saitama Railway
| Saitama Railway Corporation | |
Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅 | |
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| No. 2 entrance, November 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1-1 Higashi-Kawaguchi |
| Postal code | 333-0801 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県川口市東川口1丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 2001 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | |
| Operator(s) | Saitama Railway Corporation |
| Line(s) | Saitama Rapid Railway Line |
| Statistics | 12,174 passengers/day (FY2011) |
The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.
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The platforms, November 2007
Platforms
| 1 | ■Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Urawa-Misono |
| 2 | ■Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for MeguroTokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi |
Facilities and accessibility
The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Rapid Railway Line | ||||
| Tozuka-angyō | - | Urawa-Misono | ||
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 32,447 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] In fiscal 2011, the Saitama Railway station was used by an average of 12,174 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 24,474[3] |
| 2005 | 25,806[4] |
| 2010 | 29,263[5] |
| 2013 | 32,447[2] |
History
The JR East station opened on April 1, 1973, as one of the original stations on the then-Japanese National Railways (JNR) Musashino Line.[6] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[6] The Saitama Rapid Railway Line opened on 28 March 2001.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 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 July 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. 74. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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Coordinates: 35°52′30.9468″N 139°44′38.93″E / 35.875263000°N 139.7441472°E