Komagawa Station

Komagawa Station
高麗川駅

Station entrance, October 2012
Location Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachiko Line, Kawagoe Line
Platforms 1 side, 1 island platform
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 15 April 1933
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 4,609 daily

Komagawa Station (高麗川駅 Komagawa-eki) is a railway station in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Komagawa Station is served by the Hachiko Line for Hachiōji and Takasaki, and the Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe. The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern section to Kuragano. Many Kawagoe Line trains from Kawagoe continue to Hachiōji. The station is also served by trains to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line in the morning and evening peak periods.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. Storage tracks are located on the east side of the station.[3] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Hachiko Line for Higashi-Hannō and Hachiōji
■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe
2 ■ Hachiko Line for Ogawamachi and Takasaki
3 ■ Hachiko Line for Higashi-Hannō and Hachiōji
■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Higashi-Hannō (Hachikō Line) Local Musashi-Takahagi
Hachiko Line (South)
Higashi-Hannō Local Musashi-Takahagi (Kawagoe Line)
Hachiko Line (North)
Terminus Local Moro

History

Early morning view of the platforms looking south in August 2003, before the footbridge was built between the platforms

The station opened on 15 April 1933.[4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[5]

The Kawagoe Line from Kawagoe was electrified on 30 September 1985. The southern section of the Hachikō Line to and from Hachiōji was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 4,585 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 4,187[7]
2001 4,172[8]
2002 4,124[9]
2003 4,110[10]
2004 4,104[11]
2005 4,179[12]
2006 4,292[13]
2007 4,495[14]
2008 4,613[15]
2009 4,623[16]
2010 4,582[17]
2011 4,516[18]
2014 4,609[6]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 "Komagawa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ↑ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue. p.558-559
  3. ↑ 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. 28/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  4. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 56. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  5. ↑ 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. 199. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  9. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  10. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  11. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  12. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  13. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  14. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  15. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  16. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  17. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  18. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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