Komagawa Station
高麗川駅 |
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The station entrance in October 2012
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Location | 336-2 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1205 Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
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Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks | 3 |
Connections | Bus stop |
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Opened | 15 April 1933 |
Electrified | 16 March 1996 |
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Passengers (FY2015) | 4,618 daily |
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Komagawa Station (高麗川駅 Komagawa-eki?) is a railway station in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Komagawa Station is served by the Hachiko Line for Hachiōji and Takasaki, and the Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe. The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern section to Kuragano. Many Kawagoe Line trains from Kawagoe continue to Hachiōji. The station is also served by trains to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line in the morning and evening peak periods.
The station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. Storage tracks are located on the east side of the station. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
View from the south end of platform 1 in November 2012
The north end of platform 1, showing the new footbridge connecting the platforms in November 2012
The station opened on 15 April 1933. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The Kawagoe Line from Kawagoe was electrified on 30 September 1985. The southern section of the Hachikō Line to and from Hachiōji was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.