Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (東川口駅, Higashi-Kawaguchi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
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 | |||||
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| Location | Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′30.9468″N 139°44′38.93″E / 35.875263000°N 139.7441472°E | ||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||
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Lines
editThe JR East station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 39.2 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.
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
editThe JR East part of the station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The Saitama Railway part of the station is located underground, and also consists of an island platform serving two tracks.
JR East
editJM23 Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 JR East Higashi-Kawaguchi Station south entrance, June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Tozuka, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県川口市戸塚1丁目） Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JM Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 68.0 km (42.3 mi) from Tsurumi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JM23 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 36,918 daily | |||||||||||||||
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The ticket barriers, June 2012
Platforms
edit| 1 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi |
| 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo and Kaihimmakuhari |
Facilities
editThe station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Saitama Railway
editSR25 Higashi-kawaguchi Station 東川口駅 | |||||||||||
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| Saitama Railway Corporation station | |||||||||||
 Saitama Railway Higashi-kawaguchi Station No.2 entrance, November 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Higashi-Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県川口市東川口1丁目1-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Saitama Rapid Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Saitama Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SR25 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 March 2001 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 16,934 daily | ||||||||||
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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 on 4 December 2022
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Urawa-Misono |
| 2 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line |
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Facilities and accessibility
editThe station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 36,918 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] In fiscal 2019, the Saitama Railway station was used by an average of 16,934 passengers daily.[3]
The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 24,474[4] |
| 2005 | 25,806[5] |
| 2010 | 29,263[6] |
| 2015 | 34,509[7] |
History
editThe JR East station opened on April 1, 1973, as one of the original stations on the then-Japanese National Railways (JNR) Musashino Line.[8] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[8] The Saitama Rapid Railway Line opened on 28 March 2001.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 74. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Higashi-Kawaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (Saitama Railway) (in Japanese)
- Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)