Distance 15.8 km from Hanyū Address Japan Phone +81 48-522-5825 Tracks 1 | Passengers (FY2000) 868 daily Opened 1 April 1933 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Previous names Kamakura-machi (1 April to 1 July 1933) Similar | ||
Kami-Kumagaya Station (上熊谷駅, Kami-Kumagaya-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
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Lines
Kami-Kumagaya Station is served by the single-track Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 15.8 km from Hanyū.
The station was also served by the non-electrified 10.1 km single-track Tobu Kumagaya Line from Kumagaya to Menuma until it closed on 31 May 1983.
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving one bidirectional track. The platform is situated between the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks and the JR Takasaki Line tracks, and the track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line still remains alongside the now fenced-off rear face of the platform.
History
Kami-Kumagawa Station opened on 1 April 1933 as Kamakura-machi Station (鎌倉町駅). It was renamed Kami-Kumagaya from 1 July 1933.
The Tobu Kumagaya Line closed on 31 May 1983.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 868 passengers daily.