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Nishi Kawaguchi Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Platforms
  
1 island platform

Passengers (FY2014)
  
53,326

Line(s)
  
■ Keihin-Tohoku Line

Opened
  
1954

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station

Location
  
2-20-1 Namiki, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県川口市並木二丁目20-1) Japan

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station (西川口駅, Nishi-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 17.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 53,326 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

History

The station opened on 1 September 1954. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

References

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station Wikipedia