Nishi-Kawaguchi Station
JK40 Nishi-Kawaguchi Station 西川口駅 | |||||||||||
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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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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).
Lines
Nishi-Kawaguchi Station is served by the
central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 17.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station
.
Layout
The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
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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 |
History
The station opened on 1 September 1954. With the
JNR
on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 59,062 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Kawaguchi City Industrial Culture Center
- Kawaguchi City High School
- Bunan Junior and Senior High School
- Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Technical High School
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Nishi-Kawaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons