Kasahata Station
Kasahata Station 笠幡駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Station entrance, September 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Kawagoe |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kasahata |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県川越市笠幡 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1940 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kawagoe Line |
| Statistics | 2,863 passengers/day (FY2011) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Kasahata Station (笠幡駅 Kasahata-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Kasahata Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 7.7 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
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station structure is located on the south side of the track.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe, Komagawa, and Hachiōji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawagoe Line | ||||
| Musashi-Takahagi | Local | Matoba | ||
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,863 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,072[5] |
| 2005 | 2,893[6] |
| 2010 | 2,916[7] |
| 2011 | 2,863[4] |
Surrounding area
- Chikōzan Park
- Kasumigaseki Country Club, a planned venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics[8]
- Bunri University of Hospitality
- Kawagoe Nishi High School[9]
- Shūmei High School
- Kasumigaseki Nishi Junior High School
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 各駅情報（笠幡駅） [Station Information: Kasahata Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Kawagoe Nishi High School website Retrieved 11 September 2013. (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasahata Station. |
- Kasahata Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
- Kasahata Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°54′27.2232″N 139°24′23.25″E / 35.907562000°N 139.4064583°E