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Opened
  
1883

Phone
  
+81 50-2016-1600

Kumagaya Station

Location
  
Kumagaya, Saitama (埼玉県熊谷市) Japan

Operated by
  
JR East Chichibu Railway

Line(s)
  
■ Joetsu Shinkansen ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen ■ Takasaki Line ■ Chichibu Main Line

Address
  
Japan, 〒360-0037 埼玉県熊谷市筑波2丁目115

Similar
  
Kami‑Kumagaya Station, Kagohara Station, Fukaya Station, Takasaki Station, Ishiwara Station

fhd jr at kumagaya station on the jr joetsu and hokuriku shinkansen


Kumagaya Station (熊谷駅, Kumagaya-eki) is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

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fhd jr at kumagaya station on the jr takasaki line


Lines

Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed shinkansen lines from Tokyo, the Takasaki Line to Takasaki. It is located 64.7 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also served by the privately operated Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.

JR East

The JR East station consists of two ground-level island platforms, serving four tracks for the Takasaki Line, with an elevated station building above the platforms. Shinkansen services are provided by one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, located above the station building. The station has a “Midori no Madoguchi” staffed ticket office.

Chichibu Railway

The Chichibu Railway Station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

History

The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901. The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East portion of Kumagaya Station was used by an average of 34,332 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Kumagaya City Office
  • Kumagaya General Hospital
  • National Route 17
  • References

    Kumagaya Station Wikipedia