Kawaguchi Station

Kawaguchi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JK39
Kawaguchi Station

川口駅
East entrance of Kawaguchi Station, August 2008
Location3 Sakaechō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県川口市栄町3丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1910
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)80,410 daily

Lines

Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Isogo in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from Tokyo.

Kawaguchi Station Track Layout

 Ōmiya・Utsunomiya・Takasaki

2 1
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Utsunomiya Line
Keihin-Tohoku Line
former connecting line
(now used for maintenance)
Station building
Arakawa River
Saitama
Tokyo

 Ueno・Tokyo・Shinjuku

Station layout

The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms
1 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna
2 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Urawa and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Keihin-Tōhoku Line JK39
Akabane JK38   Rapid   Nishi-Kawaguchi JK40
Akabane JK38   Local   Nishi-Kawaguchi JK40

History
Kawaguchi Station in the early 20th century

The station opened on 10 September 1910.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 80,410 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 55th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200078,675[3]
200576,610[4]
201078,759[5]
201178,175[6]
201279,150[7]
201380,410[2]

Surrounding area

East side
  • Kawaguchi City Office
  • Kawaguchi Shrine
  • Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
  • Kawaguchi Motogō Station (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
  • Kawaguchi High School[8]
  • Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School[9]
  • Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre[10]
  • Atlia municipal art gallery[11]

West side
  • Kawaguchi Nishi Park
  • Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital
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See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. "Kawaguchi High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. "Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. Ario Kawaguchi official website (in Japanese)
  11. Atlia official website (in Japanese)

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