Kawaguchi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Isogo in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from Tokyo.
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Station layout
The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Urawa and Ōmiya |
History
The station opened on 10 September 1910.[1]
Passenger statistics
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kawaguchi → Akabane was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84,197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 78,675[4] |
| 2005 | 76,610[5] |
| 2010 | 78,759[6] |
| 2015 | 82,325[7] |
Surrounding area
East side
- Kawaguchi City Office
- Kawaguchi Shrine
- Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
- Kawaguchi Motogō Station (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
- Kawaguchi High School[8]
- Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School[9]
- Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre[10]
- Atlia municipal art gallery[11]
West side
- Kawaguchi Nishi Park
- Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital
See also
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Kawaguchi High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Ario Kawaguchi official website (in Japanese)
- ^ Atlia official website (in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Kawaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Kawaguchi Station (in Japanese)