Komagawa Station

Komagawa Station (高麗川駅, Komagawa-eki) is a railway station in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Komagawa Station 高麗川駅
The station entrance in October 2012
Location	336-2 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1205 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachikō Line ■ Kawagoe Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	15 April 1933 (1933-04-15)
Electrified	16 March 1996 (1996-03-16)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	4,618 daily
Location
Komagawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Komagawa Station is served by the Hachikō Line for Hachiōji and Takasaki, and the Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe. The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern section to Kuragano. Many Kawagoe Line trains from Kawagoe continue to Hachiōji. The station is also served by trains to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line in the morning and evening peak periods.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. Storage tracks are located on the east side of the station.[3] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

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  View from the south end of platform 1 in November 2012
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  The north end of platform 1, showing the new footbridge connecting the platforms in November 2012

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Higashi-Hannō, Haijima and Hachiōji JC Ōme Line and Chūō Line (Rapid) for Tokyo via Haijima and Tachikawa (early morning and night services)
	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Ogawamachi and Takasaki
3	■ Hachikō Line	for Higashi-Hannō, Haijima and Hachiōji
	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hachikō Line (South) – Kawagoe Line
Higashi-Hannō (Hachikō Line)		Local	Musashi-Takahagi (Kawagoe Line)
Hachikō Line (North)
Terminus		Local	Moro

History

Early morning view of the platforms looking south in August 2003, before the footbridge was built between the platforms

The station opened on 15 April 1933.[4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[5]

The Kawagoe Line from Kawagoe was electrified on 30 September 1985. The southern section of the Hachikō Line to and from Hachiōji was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4,618 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,187[7]
2001	4,172[8]
2002	4,124[9]
2003	4,110[10]
2004	4,104[11]
2005	4,179[12]
2006	4,292[13]
2007	4,495[14]
2008	4,613[15]
2009	4,623[16]
2010	4,582[17]
2011	4,516[18]
2012	4,585[19]
2013	4,711[20]
2014	4,609[21]
2015	4,618[6]

Surrounding area

• Koma Shrine
• Josai University
• Hidaka City Hall
• Hidaka Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Komagawa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue. p. 558-559
3. 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. 28/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
4. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 56. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
5. 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. 199. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
11. 各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
13. 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
14. 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
15. 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
16. 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
17. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
18. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
19. 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
20. 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
21. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)