Kagohara Station
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.
Kagohara Station 籠原駅 | |
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South entrance of Kagohara Station, 2020 | |
Location | 713 Niibori, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県熊谷市新堀713) Japan |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
History | |
Opened | 1909 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 14,716 |
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
1,2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
3,4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
- Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Takasaki Line | ||||
Kumagaya | Commuter Rapid | Fukaya | ||
Kumagaya | Rapid Urban | 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.