Higashi-Kawaguchi Station

Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (東川口駅, Higashi-Kawaguchi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅
The south side of the JR East station with the entrance to the Saitama Railway station on the right, May 2008
General information
Location	Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	35°52′30.9468″N 139°44′38.93″E
Operated by	JR East Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)	JM      Musashino Line      Saitama Railway Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Location Higashi-Kawaguchi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Higashi-Kawaguchi Station Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The JR East station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 39.2 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

The Saitama Railway Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 12.2 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.^[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout

The JR East part of the station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The Saitama Railway part of the station is located underground, and also consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

JR East

JM23 Higashi-Kawaguchi Station 東川口駅
JR East station
JR East Higashi-Kawaguchi Station south entrance, June 2012
General information
Location	1 Tozuka, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県川口市戸塚1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JM      Musashino Line
Distance	68.0 km (42.3 mi) from Tsurumi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JM23
History
Opened	1 April 1973; 51 years ago (1 April 1973)
Passengers
FY2019	36,918 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Urawa JM24 towards Ōmiya Shimōsa Minami-Koshigaya JM22 towards Kaihimmakuhari Higashi-Urawa JM24 towards Fuchūhommachi Musashino Line Minami-Koshigaya JM22 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo

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  The ticket barriers, June 2012

Platforms

1	JM Musashino Line	for Minami-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2	JM Musashino Line	for Minami-Koshigaya, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo and Kaihimmakuhari

Facilities

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Saitama Railway

SR25 Higashi-kawaguchi Station 東川口駅
Saitama Railway Corporation station
Saitama Railway Higashi-kawaguchi Station No.2 entrance, November 2007
General information
Location	1-1-1 Higashi-Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県川口市東川口1丁目1-1） Japan
Operated by	Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)	Saitama Railway Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	SR25
History
Opened	28 March 2001; 23 years ago (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY2019	16,934 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station Tozuka-angyō SR24 towards Akabane-iwabuchi Saitama Railway Line Urawa-misono SR26 Terminus

The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.

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  The platforms on 4 December 2022

Platforms

1	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Urawa-Misono
2	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Station Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Facilities and accessibility

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 36,918 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] In fiscal 2019, the Saitama Railway station was used by an average of 16,934 passengers daily.^[3]

The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	24,474[4]
2005	25,806[5]
2010	29,263[6]
2015	34,509[7]

History

The JR East station opened on April 1, 1973, as one of the original stations on the then-Japanese National Railways (JNR) Musashino Line.^[8] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[8] The Saitama Rapid Railway Line opened on 28 March 2001.^[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 74. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Kawaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (Saitama Railway) (in Japanese)
• Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)