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Kawama Station

Coordinates: 35°58′44″N 139°50′03″E / 35.9790°N 139.8341°E / 35.9790; 139.8341
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Kawama Station

川間駅
The south entrance to Kawama Station in May 2013
General information
Location832 Ozaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance22.9 km from Ōmiya
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1930
Passengers
FY201517,310 daily
Location
Kawama Station is located in Japan
Kawama Station
Kawama Station
Location within Japan

Kawama Station (川間駅, Kawama-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line (Tobu Noda Line) in Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Kawama Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms

1  Tobu Urban Park Line for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi
2  Tobu Urban Park Line for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line
Minami-Sakurai   Express   Nanakōdai
Minami-Sakurai   Local   Nanakōdai

History

Kawama Station opened on October 1, 1930.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Kiwama Station becoming "TD-13".[2]

From 1 April 2014, the Tobu Noda Line was rebranded the Tobu Urban Park Line (東武アーバンパークライン).[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 17,310 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2010 18,247[5]
2011 18,058[6]
2012 18,067[7]
2013 17,982[8]
2014 17,322[9]
2015 17,310[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kiwama Post Office

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ 2014年4月1日(火)より東武野田線に路線愛称名「東武アーバンパークライン」を導入します! [Tobu Noda Line to be nicknamed "Tobu Urban Park Line" from 1 April 2014] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

35°58′44″N 139°50′03″E / 35.9790°N 139.8341°E / 35.9790; 139.8341