Matoba Station

Matoba Station 的場駅
Station entrance, February 2010
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Kawagoe
Neighborhood etc.	Matoba
(in Japanese)	埼玉県川越市的場
History
Year opened	1940
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Kawagoe Line

Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki^?) is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.^[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms looking east, January 2009

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.

Platforms

1	■Kawagoe Line	for Komagawa and Hachiōji
2	■Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kawagoe Line
Kasahata		Local	Nishi-Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo International University
• Shobi University
• Kasumigaseki Station (Tōbu Tōjō Line)

See also

Media related to Matoba Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Matoba Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1446. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 
2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°55′3.5039″N 139°26′9.8448″E / 35.917639972°N 139.436068°E / 35.917639972; 139.436068