Kagohara Station 籠原駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 South entrance of Kagohara Station, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 713 Niibori, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0841 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°10′27″N 139°19′49″E / 36.1743°N 139.3304°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.0 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 14,920 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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  Kagohara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Kagohara Station Kagohara Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kagohara Station (籠原駅, Kagohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Niibori neighborhood of the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kagohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line. It is 41.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
The station has two island platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaidō Line) | |
| 3,4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
- Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.
History
Kagohara Station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- JASDF Kumagaya Airbase
- Kumagaya Industrial Park
- Kumagaya-Nishi 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 Kagohara Station at Wikimedia Commons