Matoba Station
Matoba Station 的場駅 | |||||
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 Matoba Station entrance in February 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県川越市的場1314) Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.8 km from Kawagoe | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1940 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 3,065 daily | ||||
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Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[2] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Komagawa and Hachiōji |
| 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawagoe Line | ||||
| Kasahata | Local | Nishi-Kawagoe | ||
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,065 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,848[6] |
| 2005 | 2,956[7] |
| 2010 | 2,972[8] |
| 2011 | 2,894[9] |
Surrounding area
Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[10]
See also
References
- ^ 各駅情報（的場駅） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 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. Japan: Kodansha. p. 29/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 高速バス (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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