Kagohara Station
Kagohara Station 籠原駅 | |
|---|---|
 North entrance of Kagohara Station | |
| Location |
713 Niibori, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県熊谷市新堀713 ) Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 14,716 |
Kagohara Station (籠原駅 Kagohara-eki) is a railway station of Takasaki Line, East Japan Railway Company in Niibori, in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Kagohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 41.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
The station has two island platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya, Urawa, Akabane and Ueno |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Tōkaidō Line through service) | for Shinjuku, Yokohama and Odawara | |
| ■Ueno-Tokyo Line (Tōkaidō Line, Ito Line through service) | for Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami and Ito | |
| 2 | ■Takasaki Line (sidetrack) | for Ōmiya, Urawa, Akabane and Ueno |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Tōkaidō Line through service) | for Shinjuku, Yokohama and Odawara | |
| ■Ueno-Tokyo Line (Tōkaidō Line, Ito Line through service) | for Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami and Ito | |
| 3 | ■Takasaki Line | for Takasaki and Maebashi |
| 4 | ■Takasaki Line (sidetrack) | for Takasaki and Maebashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takasaki Line/Ueno-Tokyo Line | ||||
| Kumagaya | Urban Rapid | Fukaya | ||
| Kumagaya | Local | Fukaya | ||
| Shonan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Kumagaya | Special Rapid | Fukaya | ||
| Kumagaya | Rapid | Fukaya | ||
Statistics
The daily average usage for 2014 was 41,168 people[1]
History
Kagohara Station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- JASDF Kumagaya Airbase
- Kumagaya Industrial Park
- Kumagaya-Nishi High School
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
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Coordinates: 36°10′27″N 139°19′49″E / 36.1743°N 139.3304°E