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Kawagoe Station

Kawagoe Station
川越駅
Kawagoe Station 20160212.JPG
Overall view of Kawagoe Station in February 2016, with the Tobu tracks on the left
Location Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened 1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Location
Kawagoe Station is located in Japan
Kawagoe Station
Kawagoe Station
Location within Japan
Kawagoe Station
川越駅
Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu station
Kawagoe Station Tobu concourse 20160223.JPG
The Tobu concourse in February 2016
Location 24-9 Wakita-machi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1122
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 30.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-21     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7315.html
History
Opened 1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous names Kawagoe-nishimachi (1915-1940)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 128,021 daily
Kawagoe Station
川越駅
JR logo (east).svg JR East station
Kawagoe Station JR ticket barriers 20160223.JPG
The JR East concourse and ticket barriers in February 2016
Location Wakita-honchō, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1122
Japan
Operated by JR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s) Kawagoe Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=525
History
Opened 22 July 1940 (1940-07-22)
Electrified 30 September 1985 (1985-09-30)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 38,343 daily

Kawagoe Station (川越駅 Kawagoe-eki?) is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The Tobu station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Ogawamachi and Yorii, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Shingashi and Kawagoeshi, it is 30.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

The JR East station is located on the Kawagoe Line with services eastward to Ōmiya, Ōsaki via the Saikyō Line, and Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line, and westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.


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