Kawagoeshi Station
川越市駅 |
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The station entrance in February 2012
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Location | 1-4-4 Rokken-machi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0041 Japan |
Operated by | Tobu Railway |
Line(s) | Tobu Tojo Line |
Distance | 31.4 km from Ikebukuro |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Connections | Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line) |
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Station code | TJ-22 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 1 May 1914 |
Previous names | Kawagoe-machi (until 1922) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 35,968 daily |
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Kawagoeshi Station (川越市駅 Kawagoeshi-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, 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 Kawagoe and Kasumigaseki, it is 31.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station except for the two morning up TJ Liner services for Ikebukuro.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and entrance is located on the east side. A new footbridge providing lift access was added during fiscal 2010.
Two storage tracks are located between the running lines north of the station for use by trains terminating at this station. On the west side of the station lies the Kawagoe maintenance depot, which is responsible for minor overhauls of Tojo Line rolling stock.