Matoba Station

Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Matoba Station 的場駅
Matoba Station entrance in February 2010
General information
Location	1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1102 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′3.50″N 139°26′9.84″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	4.8 km from Kawagoe
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940
Passengers
FY2019	3,021 (daily, boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kasahata towards Komagawa Kawagoe Line Nishi-Kawagoe towards Kawagoe
Location Matoba Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Matoba Station Matoba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

View of the platforms looking east in January 2009

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 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 consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.^[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Kawagoe Line	for Komagawa and Hachiōji
2	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

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 3021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,848[5]
2005	2,956[6]
2010	2,972[7]
2015	3,082[8]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo International University
• Shobi University
• Kasumigaseki Station (Tōbu Tōjō Line)

Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.^[9]

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. 29/44. 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. 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. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
9. 高速バス [Express bus services] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

External links

Media related to Matoba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)