Operated by Tobu Railway Station code TJ-22 Opened 1 May 1914 Tracks 4 | Distance 31.4 km from Ikebukuro Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location 1-4-4 Rokken-machi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0041
Japan Connections Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line) Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7316.html Connection Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line) Similar Hon‑Kawagoe Station, Kawagoe Station, Kasumigaseki Station, Shingashi Station, Shinrinkōen Station | ||
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Kawagoeshi Station (川越市駅, Kawagoeshi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Lines
Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Kawagoe and Kasumigaseki, it is 31.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station except for the two morning up TJ Liner services for Ikebukuro.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and entrance is located on the east side. A new footbridge providing lift access was added during fiscal 2010.
Two storage tracks are located between the running lines north of the station for use by trains terminating at this station. On the west side of the station lies the Kawagoe maintenance depot, which is responsible for minor overhauls of Tojo Line rolling stock.
Platforms
Platform 2 is generally used for trains terminating at this station, and platform 3 is generally used for trains starting from this station.
History
The station first opened as Kawagoe-machi Station (川越町駅) on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Kawagoeshi Station on 1 December 1922.
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kawagoeshi Station becoming "TJ-22".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 35,968 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.