Matoba Station
Matoba Station 的場駅 | |
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![]() Matoba Station entrance in February 2010 | |
Location |
1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1102 Japan |
Operated by |
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Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line |
Distance | 4.8 km from Kawagoe |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | Bus stop |
Other information | |
Website |
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History | |
Opened | 22 July 1940 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 3,065 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Matoba Station Location within Japan |
Matoba Station (的場駅 Matoba-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[2] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[3]
Station layout
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The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[2]
Platforms
1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Komagawa and Hachiōji |
2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Kawagoe Line | ||||
Kasahata | Local | Nishi-Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,065 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 2,848[6] |
2005 | 2,956[7] |
2010 | 2,972[8] |
2011 | 2,894[9] |
2014 | 3,065[5] |
Surrounding area
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.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅情報(的場駅) [Station Information: Matoba Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ 高速バス [Express bus services] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
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- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°55′3.50″N 139°26′9.84″E / 35.9176389°N 139.4360667°E