Kawaguchi Station
JK39 Kawaguchi Station 川口駅 | |
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 East entrance of Kawaguchi Station, August 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3 Sakaechō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県川口市栄町3丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2013 | 80,410 daily |
Kawaguchi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Isogo in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from Tokyo.
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Station layout
The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Urawa and Ōmiya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihin-Tōhoku Line JK39 | ||||
| Akabane JK38 | Rapid | Nishi-Kawaguchi JK40 | ||
| Akabane JK38 | Local | Nishi-Kawaguchi JK40 | ||
History
The station opened on 10 September 1910.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 80,410 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 55th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 78,675[3] |
| 2005 | 76,610[4] |
| 2010 | 78,759[5] |
| 2011 | 78,175[6] |
| 2012 | 79,150[7] |
| 2013 | 80,410[2] |
Surrounding area
East side
- Kawaguchi City Office
- Kawaguchi Shrine
- Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
- Kawaguchi Motogō Station (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
- Kawaguchi High School[8]
- Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School[9]
- Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre[10]
- Atlia municipal art gallery[11]
West side
- Kawaguchi Nishi Park
- Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital
See also
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Kawaguchi High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Ario Kawaguchi official website (in Japanese)
- ^ Atlia official website (in Japanese)
External links
- JR East Kawaguchi Station (in Japanese)