Kawagoe Station

infobox japan station
namerom= Kawagoe
name= 川越


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caption= Kawagoe Station east entrance
pref= Saitama
city= Kawagoe
ward=
town=
village=
district=
address= Wakita-honchō (JR East)
24-9 Wakita-machi (Tōbu only)
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postal=
open= 1915
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oldname= Kawagoe-nishimachi
presentname=1940
station_number=
operator= East Japan Railway Company
Tōbu Railway
line= Kawagoe Line, Tōbu Tōjō Line
stats=　120,505
statsnote= (Tōbu only)cite web|url=http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7315.html|title=Kawagoe Station information|language=Japanese|publisher=Tobu Railway|accessdate=2008-07-11]
bus=

nihongo|Kawagoe Station|川越駅|Kawagoe-eki is a railway station operated by Tōbu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.

Lines

Tobu Railway

* Tōjō Line
** For Sakado, Shinrinkōen, and Yorii
** For Ikebukuro, Shin-Kiba (via Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line), and Shibuya (via Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)

=JR East=

* Kawagoe Line
**For Komagawa and Hachiōji via Hachikō Line
**For Ōmiya, Ōsaki via Saikyō Line, and Shin-Kiba via Rinkai Line

The Seibu Shinjuku Line terminus, Hon-Kawagoe Station, is approximately fifteen minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station.

Adjacent stations

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Tōbu Tōjō Line

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Layout

The Tōbu station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks.

History

The station was first opened as Nihongo|Kawagoe-nishimachi Station|川越西町駅 on 1 April 1915. This was renamed Kawagoe Station on 22 July 1949.cite journal | last = Yamamoto | first = Tomoyuki | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 東武東上線の神話時代（１）| journal = Japan Railfan Magazine| volume = 48| issue = 570| pages = 126-131| publisher = | location = | date = October 2008] The current elevated station building and concourse was opened in 1989. The west side of the station was enlarged in 2004 with the construction of additional sets of stairs to the JR platforms and a new Lumine building over the platforms. In 2007, the former "Fine" shopping and restaurant area within the Tōbu side of the station was refurbished and reopened as "Equia Kawagoe". An additional "Equia" zone was opened above the Tōbu ticket machine area in September 2008.

Bus services

There is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. [Narita International Airport Official Website [http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/bus/index.html "Airport Access Information: Buses & Taxis"] . Retrieved on 8 July 2008] The bus stop is on the south side of the station.

References

External links

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=525 Station information page on JR East website] (Japanese)
* [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7315.html Station information page on Tōbu website] (Japanese)