Nishi-Kawagoe Station

Nishi-Kawagoe Station (西川越駅, Nishi-Kawagoe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishi-Kawagoe Station 西川越駅
Nishi-Kawagoe Station entrance in July 2012
General information
Other names	1 side platform
Location	Ogaya, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1104 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′9.0084″N 139°27′34.15″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	2.6 km from Kawagoe
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940
Passengers
FY2019	1,337 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Matoba towards Komagawa Kawagoe Line Kawagoe Terminus
Location Nishi-Kawagoe Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Nishi-Kawagoe Station Nishi-Kawagoe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

View of the platform looking east in January 2009

Lines

Nishi-Kawagoe Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 2.6 km from Kawagoe.^[1] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.^[2]

Station layout

The station has one unnumbered side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station structure is located on the south side of the track.^[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

■ Kawagoe Line

for Kawagoe, Komagawa, and Hachiōji

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	1,050[5]
2005	1,156[6]
2010	1,225[7]
2015	1,403[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/43. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
3. 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. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. 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 October 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Kawagoe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)