Kumagaya Station (熊谷駅, Kumagaya-eki?) is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chichibu Railway
Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East Jōetsu Shinkansen and Nagano Shinkansen high-speed shinkansen lines from Tokyo, the Takasaki Line to Takasaki, and also the privately operated Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.[1]
[edit] Station layout
[edit] Platforms
View of the shinkansen platforms, January 2007
| 1 |
■Takasaki Line |
for Ōmiya and Ueno |
| ■Shonan Shinjuku Line |
for Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara |
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| 2 |
■Takasaki Line |
for Ōmiya and Ueno |
| ■Shonan Shinjuku Line |
for Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara |
|
| 3 |
■Takasaki Line |
for Honjō and Takasaki |
| 4 |
■Takasaki Line |
for Honjō and Takasaki |
| 5 |
■Chichibu Main Line |
for Gyōdashi and Hanyū |
| 6 |
■Chichibu Main Line |
for for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi |
| 11 |
■Shinkansen |
(Not normally used) |
| 12 |
■Jōetsu Shinkansen |
for Ōmiya, Tokyo, and Ueno |
| 13 |
■Jōetsu Shinkansen |
for Takasaki, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
| ■Nagano Shinkansen |
for Takasaki, Karuizawa, and Nagano |
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[edit] Adjacent stations
[edit] History
The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901.[1] The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982.
[edit] Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 30,715 passengers daily.[2]
[edit] Surrounding area
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 36°08′24″N 139°23′24″E / 36.140°N 139.390°E / 36.140; 139.390
There is a bus stop near this station
