Yoshikawa-Minami Station
Yoshikawa-Minami Station 吉川美南駅 | |
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| West side of Yoshikawa-Minami Station, March 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Yoshikawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | Nakazone |
| Postal code | 342-0033 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県吉川市中曽根 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 2012 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Musashino Line |
| Statistics | 1,474 passengers/day (FY2011) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Yoshikawa-Minami Station (吉川美南駅 Yoshikawa-Minami-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 17 March 2012.[1]
Lines
Yoshikawa-Minami Station is located between Yoshikawa and Shin-Misato on the Musashino Line, approximately 1.7 km from Yoshikawa Station.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks.[3] The platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains.[3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Musashino Line | for Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari |
| 2 | ■Musashino Line | for Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari for Minami-Urawa and Fuchū-Hommachi |
| 3 | ■Musashino Line | for Minami-Urawa and Fuchū-Hommachi |
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East side of the station, March 2012
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Ticket gates, March 2012
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View of the platforms, March 2012
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino Line | ||||
| Yoshikawa | - | Shin-Misato | ||
History
Construction work started in November 2009.[3] On 27 January 2010, the new name for the station was formally chosen from three proposed names selected from 131 original proposals: Yoshikawa Namazu-no-sato, Yoshikawa-Minami, and Musashi-Yoshikawa.[4] The station opened on 17 March 2012.
Construction cost
The total cost of construction for the new station is estimated to be 7.168 billion yen, with JR East paying 2.808 billion yen, and Yoshikawa City paying 4.36 billion yen.[2]
Passenger statistics
JR East forecasts that the station will be used by an average of 23,000 passengers daily within five years of its opening.[4] In fiscal 2011, it was used by 1,474 passengers (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Minami Chuo Park
- Yoshikawa High School
References
- ↑ 各駅情報（吉川美南駅） [Yoshikawa-Minami Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 新駅情報 [Details of New Station] (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 吉川美南駅 事業概要 [Yoshikawa-Minami Station Construction Details] (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ＪＲ武蔵野線吉川−新三郷駅間で建設中の新駅の名称決定 [Name chosen for new station between Yoshikawa and Shin-Matsudo on the JR Musashino Line]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links
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- Yoshikawa-Minami Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
- Yoshikawa City information on New Station (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°52′06″N 139°51′28″E / 35.8683°N 139.8579°E