Operated by JR East
Tobu Railway Address Japan Phone +81 493-72-0146 | Station code TJ-33 (Tobu) Opened 5 November 1923 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location Ōtsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken
Japan Line(s) ■ Hachikō Line
Tobu Tojo Line Passengers (FY2014) 10,869 daily(Tobu); 614 daily (JR East) Similar Yorii Station, Shinrinkōen Station, Musashi‑Ranzan Station, Tōbu‑Takezawa Station, Tsukinowa Station | ||
Ogawamachi Station (小川町駅, Ogawamachi-eki) is a railway station in Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Lines
Ogawamachi Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and also by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. It is located 64.1 km from the Tobu Tojo Line Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The Tobu side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The JR East side of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track Hachikō Line. Two storage tracks lie between the Tobu and JR East platforms.
The Tobu station has a season ticket sales office.
History
The Tobu station opened on 5 November 1923, while what is now the JR station opened on 24 March 1934.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Ogawamachi Station becoming "TJ-33".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the Tobu station was used by an average of 10,869 passengers daily. In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 614 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for the JR East station in previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.