Kawaguchi Station Explained

Kawaguchi Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	川口駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	3 Sakaechō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0017
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.8019°N 139.7175°W
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Distance:	15.8 km from
Platforms:	1 island platform
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:	10 September 1910
Passengers:	84,197
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Kawaguchi Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

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

History

The station opened on 10 September 1910.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kawaguchi → Akabane was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.^[2]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84,197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	78,675^[4]
2005	76,610^[5]
2010	78,759^[6]
2015	82,325^[7]

Surrounding area

East side

• Kawaguchi City Office
• Kawaguchi Shrine
• Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
• Kawaguchi Motogō Station (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
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• Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre^[10]
• Atlia municipal art gallery^[11]

West side

• Kawaguchi Nishi Park
• Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Kawaguchi Station

Notes and References

1. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 97. 4-533-00503-9.
2. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo . 2024-08-11 . Blog . en-US.
3. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.
4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 9 October 2014 . 25 September 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 25 September 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 25 September 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.
8. Web site: Kawaguchi High School. Official website. Japan. Japanese. 20 July 2013.
9. Web site: Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi Sogo High School. Official website. Japan. Japanese. 20 July 2013.
10. http://www.ario-kawaguchi.jp/web/ Ario Kawaguchi official website
11. http://www.atlia.jp/ Atlia official website