Kami-Kumagaya Station
Kami-Kumagaya Station 上熊谷駅 | |
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| Kami-Kumagaya Station building, March 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Kumagaya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 255-1 Miyamoto-chō |
| Postal code | 360-0822 |
| (in Japanese) | 熊谷市宮本町255-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Former name | Kamakura-machi Station |
| Present name since | 1933 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Chichibu Railway |
| Line(s) | Chichibu Main Line |
| Statistics | 868 passengers/day (FY2000) |
Kami-Kumagaya Station (上熊谷駅 Kami-Kumagaya-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
Lines
Kami-Kumagaya Station is served by the single-track Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 15.8 km from Hanyū.[1]
The station was also served by the non-electrified 10.1 km single-track Tobu Kumagaya Line from Kumagaya to Menuma until it closed on 31 May 1983.[2]
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving one bidirectional track. The platform is situated between the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks and the JR Takasaki Line tracks, and the track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line still remains alongside the now fenced-off rear face of the platform.[3]
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Ticket office and entrance to platform
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View of the platform and passenger crossing
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View of the exit from the platform
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View of the platform looking eastward toward Kumagaya
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The disused track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line alongside the station platform
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Paleo Express: no stop | ||||
| Chichibuji: no stop | ||||
| Kumagaya | Local | Ishiwara | ||
History
Kami-Kumagawa Station opened on 1 April 1933 as Kamakura-machi Station (鎌倉町駅). It was renamed Kami-Kumagaya from 1 July 1933.[1]
The Tobu Kumagaya Line closed on 31 May 1983.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 868 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Aeon Shopping Centre
- Yūkokuji Temple
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "東武鉄道熊谷線と那須電気軌道" [Tobu Kumagaya Line and Nasu Tramway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 50 (590): p.128–135. June 2010.
- ↑ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 27/83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kami-Kumagaya Station. |
- Kami-Kumagaya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Kami-Kumagaya Station timetable (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°08′33″N 139°22′53″E / 36.14250°N 139.38139°E