Operated by JR East Connections Bus stop Address Japan | Line(s) ■ Musashino Line Passengers (FY2014) 2,975 daily Opened 2012 | |
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Location 2-34 Minami, Yoshikawa-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県吉川市美南二丁目34 ）
Japan Platforms 1 island, 1 side platforms Similar Yoshikawa Station, Shim‑Misato Station, Koshigaya‑Laketown Station, Minami‑Koshigaya Station, Misato Station | ||
Yoshikawaminami Station (吉川美南駅, Yoshikawaminami-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 17 March 2012.
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Yoshikawaminami Station is located between Yoshikawa and Shim-Misato on the Musashino Line, approximately 1.7 km from Yoshikawa Station. It is located 49.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station and 78.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line (for freight operations) at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains.
History
Construction work started in November 2009. On 27 January 2010, the new name for the station was formally chosen from three proposed names selected from 131 original proposals: Yoshikawa Namazu-no-sato, Yoshikawa-Minami, and Musashi-Yoshikawa. The station opened on 17 March 2012.
Construction cost
The total cost of construction for the new station is estimated to be 7.168 billion yen, with JR East paying 2.808 billion yen, and Yoshikawa City paying 4.36 billion yen.
Passenger statistics
JR East forecasts that the station will be used by an average of 23,000 passengers daily within five years of its opening. In fiscal 2014, it was used by 2,975 passengers (boarding passengers only).