Komagawa Station Explained

Komagawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:高麗川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:336-2 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1205
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8965°N 139.3379°W
Distance:31.1 km from
Operator: JR East
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Connections:Bus stop
Status:Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Passengers:4483 (daily, boarding only)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Komagawa Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Komagawa Station is served by the Hachikō Line for and, and the Kawagoe Line for . The station is located 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Hachikō Line at Hachiōji and 30.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Kawagoe Line at . The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern section to . Many Kawagoe Line trains from Kawagoe continue to Hachiōji. The station is also served by trains to and from 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]

Platforms

History

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 2019, the station was used by an average of 4483 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
20004,187[7]
20054,179[8]
2010 4,582[9]
2015 4,618[10]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Komagawa Station Information. East Japan Railway Company. Japanese. 25 December 2010.
  2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue. p. 558-559
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 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 . Kodansha . February 2011 . Japan . 28/44. 978-4-06-270071-9.
  4. Book: ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 56. 4-533-00503-9.
  5. Book: ja:停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 199. 4-533-02980-9.
  6. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). 2001. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 July 2012.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). 2006. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 July 2012.
  9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). 2011. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 July 2012.
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 10 August 2016.