Nishi-Kawaguchi Station (西川口駅, Nishi-Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located] in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JK40 Nishi-Kawaguchi Station 西川口駅 | |||||||||||
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 Platforms 1 and 2 on 23 February 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-20-1 Namiki, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′57″N 139°42′16″E / 35.81583°N 139.70444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.8 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1954 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 59,062 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 17.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Layout
editThe station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
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Platforms
edit| 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
editThe station opened on 1 September 1954. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 59,062 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Kawaguchi City Industrial Culture Center
- Kawaguchi City High School
- Bunan Junior and Senior High School
- Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Technical High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Kawaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons