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Kumegawa Station

Kumegawa Station
久米川駅
Kumegawa-Sta-N-201205.JPG
Kumegawa Station north entrance, May 2012
Location 2-3-1 Sakai-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo
(東京都東村山市栄町二丁目3-1)
Japan
Operated by SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
Line(s) SeibuShinjuku.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code SS20
History
Opened 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 31,761 daily
Location
Kumegawa Station is located in Japan
Kumegawa Station
Kumegawa Station
Location within Japan

Kumegawa Station (久米川 Kumegawa-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Kumegawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. From Kumegawa, it takes 28–40 minutes to travel the 24.6 km to the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus in central Tokyo. All services on the Seibu Shinjuku line stop at Kumegawa, with the exception of the Koedo Limited Express.

The tracks at Kumegawa run east to west and there two opposed side platforms, serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.

The station opened on 16 April 1927.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kumegawa Station becoming "SS20".

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 30th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 31,761 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Bus stops are located at the south exit to the station, along with numerous restaurants and a Seiyu department store. The north side of the station is currently under redevelopment and is due to be officially opened in March 2009, although part of this, a new underground cycle park, previously opened on 1 June 2009.

Coordinates: 35°44′58″N 139°28′22″E / 35.7495°N 139.4729°E / 35.7495; 139.4729


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