- Kawagoe Station
infobox japan station
namerom= Kawagoe
name= 川越
imagesize=
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
close=
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 byTōbu Railway andEast Japan Railway Company (JR East), located inKawagoe, Saitama ,Japan .Lines
Tobu Railway * Tōjō Line
** For Sakado, Shinrinkōen, and Yorii
** For Ikebukuro, Shin-Kiba (viaTokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line ), and Shibuya (viaTokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line )
=JR East=*
Kawagoe Line
**For Komagawa and Hachiōji viaHachikō Line
**For Ōmiya, Ōsaki viaSaikyō Line , and Shin-Kiba viaRinkai 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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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 on8 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)
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