Kashiwa Station

Lines

Kashiwa Station is served by the JR East Joban Line from Ueno in Tokyo, and is 26.9 kilometers from the official starting point of that line at Nippori Station. It is also on a station for the radial Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. It lies 42.9 km from the western terminus of the Tobu Noda Line at Ōmiya.

JR East

The JR East portion of the station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. There are two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.

Tobu

The Tobu station has two bay platforms serving four tracks. All trains reverse at this station. The station building is elevated and located above the platforms. It is connected to the JR station by a concourse on the second floor.

History

The present-day JR East station opened on 25 December 1896. The Tobu station opened on 9 May 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. In July 1998, the platforms for the Jōban Line were lengthened by three meters. The South Exit to the station was opened on April 8, 1999.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kashiwa Station becoming "TD-24".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by 119,671 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 26th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2014, the Tobu station was used by an average of 138,478 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers). The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

In fiscal 2012, the Tobu station was used by an average of 112,000 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).

Surrounding area