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Railway station in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ogawamachi Station (小川町駅, Ogawamachi-eki) is a joint-use railway station located in the town of Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private Tōbu Railway Company.[2][3] The station premises are managed by Tobu Railway.
TJ33 Ogawamachi Station 小川町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station entrance in September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Ōtsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0328 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.058892°N 139.260807°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 52.8 km from Hachiōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 (3 island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 8[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | TJ-33 (Tobu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website (Tobu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 5 November 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 9449 daily(Tobu); 599 daily (JR East) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ogawamachi Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and also by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. It is located 64.1 km (39.8 mi) from the Tōbu Tōjō Line Ikebukuro terminus.[4] All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Rapid, Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Local trains per hour operating between Yorii and Shinrin-kōen.[5] During weekends and holidays, three trains, including two F Liner trains, run via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, and Minatomirai Line to Motomachi-Chūkagai.
The Tōbu side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The JR East side of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track Hachikō Line. Two storage tracks lie between the Tobu and JR East platforms.
The Tobu station has a season ticket sales office.[6]
1 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Yorii |
2 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shinrin-kōen, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama ![]() |
3 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Yorii |
4 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shinrin-kōen, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama ![]() |
7 | ■ Hachikō Line | for Yorii and Takasaki |
8 | ■ Hachikō Line | for Ogose and Komagawa |
The Tōbu station opened on 5 November 1923,[3][4] while what is now the JR station opened on 24 March 1934.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Ogawamachi Station becoming "TJ-33".[7]
In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 9,449 passengers daily.[8] In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9]
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