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Kawagoe Station (川越駅, Kawagoe-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kawagoe Station 川越駅
Overall view of Kawagoe Station in February 2016, with the Tobu tracks on the left
General information
Location	Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°54′25″N 139°28′58″E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line ■ Kawagoe Line
History
Opened	1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Location
Kawagoe Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Kawagoe Station Kawagoe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The Tōbu station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Ogawamachi and Yorii, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Shingashi and Kawagoeshi, it is 30.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

The JR East station is located on the Kawagoe Line with services eastward to Ōmiya, Ōsaki via the Saikyō Line, and Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line, and westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.

Station layout

The Tōbu and JR East stations are arranged side-by-side, with the Tōbu platforms on the east side and the JR East platforms on the west side. The elevated station building and concourse has exits on the east and west sides.

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  The east entrance in March 2016
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  The west entrance in July 2021

Tōbu Railway

TJ21 Kawagoe Station 川越駅
The Tōbu ticket barriers in July 2021
General information
Location	24-9 Wakita-machi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1122 Japan
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	30.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TJ-21
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7315.html
History
Opened	1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous names	Kawagoe-nishimachi (1915–1940)
Passengers
FY2019	124,534 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kawagoeshi TJ22 towards Ogawamachi TJ Liner Fujimino TJ18 towards Ikebukuro Sakado One-way operation Kawagoeshi TJ22 towards Ogawamachi Kawagoe Asakadai TJ13 towards Ikebukuro Kawagoeshi TJ22 towards Ogawamachi Tojo Line Rapid Express Shiki TJ14 towards Ikebukuro F Liner Fujimino TJ18 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Tojo Line Rapid Express Fujimino TJ18 towards Ikebukuro Tojo Line Semi Express Local Shingashi TJ20 towards Ikebukuro

Platforms

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This station has a season ticket sales office.[2] Chest-high platform edge doors were installed in February 2018, and brought into use from March 2018.[3]

1	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Fujimino, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama (via Shibuya) Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai (via Yokohama)
2	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii

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  Tōbu Railway ticket vending machines in July 2021
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  View of Tōbu Tōjō Line platform 1 in July 2021
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  View of Tōbu Tōjō Line platform 2 in July 2021
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  The "Monju" soba and udon noodle stand on platform 2 in February 2016

JR East

Kawagoe Station 川越駅
The JR East ticket barriers in July 2021
General information
Location	Wakita-honchō, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1122 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940 (1940-07-22)
Electrified	30 September 1985 (1985-09-30)
Passengers
FY2019	38,112 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Kawagoe Line   Commuter Rapid   Rapid Local Minami-Furuya towards Ōmiya Nishi-Kawagoe towards Komagawa Kawagoe Line Terminus

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[4]

Platforms

The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. The outer platforms, 3 and 6, are generally used for services to and from Ōmiya and the Saikyō Line, while the inner platforms, 4 and 5, serving the same track, are generally used for Kawagoe Line services westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.

3–6	■ Kawagoe Line (for JA Saikyō Line via Ōmiya)	for Minami-Furuya, Ōmiya JA Saikyō Line for Akabane, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Ōsaki (via Ōmiya) R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba (via Ōsaki)
	■ Kawagoe Line (for ■ Hachiko Line via Komagawa)	for Komagawa ■ Hachiko Line for Higashi-Hanno, Haijima and Hachiōji (via Komagawa)

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  JR East ticket vending machines in July 2021
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  JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking northward in October 2012
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  JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking southward in October 2012

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 124,534 passengers daily.[5] and the JR East station was used by an average of 38,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. (JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.)

Fiscal year	Tobu	JR East
2000	—	35,181[7]
2005	—	36,149[8]
2010	121,558[9]	36,780[10]
2011	121,051[11]	36,344[12]
2012	123,242[13]	36,936[14]
2013	127,243[15]	37,754[16]
2014	125,687[17]	37,327[18]
2015	128,021[19]	38,343[20]

History

The station first opened as Kawagoe-nishimachi Station (川越西町駅) on the Tobu Railway from Ikebukuro on 1 April 1915. This was renamed Kawagoe Station on 22 July 1940 coinciding with the opening of the JNR (now JR East) station.[21] The current elevated station building and concourse was opened in 1989. The west side of the station was enlarged in 2004 with the construction of additional sets of stairs to the JR platforms and a new Lumine building over the platforms. In 2007, the former "Fine" shopping and restaurant area within the Tobu side of the station was refurbished and reopened as "Equia Kawagoe". An additional "Equia" zone was opened above the Tobu ticket machine area in September 2008.

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[22]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kawagoe Station becoming "TJ-21".[23]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[24]

Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Tojo Line platforms in February 2018, and brought into use from 17 March 2018.[3]

Surrounding area

• Hon-Kawagoe Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line (approximately fifteen minutes' walk)
• Tobu Hotel
• National Route 16

From November 2012, work commenced on remodelling the west side of the station, with redesigned segregated access and parking for private cars, buses, and taxis, and an elevated pedestrian walkway leading directly from the station building.[25] The walkway and new upper-level west entrance opened on 26 March 2014.[26]

Bus services

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

• Narita Airport, operated jointly by Chiba Kōtsū, Kawagoe Motor Corp, and Tobu Bus West[27]
• Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus)[28] and Seibu Bus[29]
• Tokyo Disney Resort, operated jointly by Tokyo Bay City Bus and Tobu Bus West[30]
• Kyoto and Osaka, Wing Liner overnight service operated by Kintetsu Bus[31]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kawagoe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kawagoe Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Kawagoe Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)

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