Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)

infobox japan station
namerom= Kasumigaseki
name= 霞ヶ関


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caption= North side of the station in 2006
pref= Saitama
city= Kawagoe
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jaloc= 川越市霞ヶ関東1-1-4
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open= 1916
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oldname= Matoba
presentname= 1930
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operator= Tōbu Railway
line= Tōjō Line
stats=　28,827
statsnote= [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html Kasumigaseki Station information] . Retrieved on 11 July 2008 ja icon]
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nihongo|Kasumigaseki Station|霞ヶ関駅|Kasumigaseki-eki is a railway station located in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Express, Semi Express, Commuter Express, and Local services stop at this station."Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable", published 7 June 2008]

Lines

Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.

History

The station opened on 27 October 1916 as nihongo|Matoba Station|的場駅|Matoba-eki coinciding with the extension of the Tōjō Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station). It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby "Kasumigaseki Country Club" golf club in 1929.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] Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.

Adjacent stations

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References

External links

* [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html Kasumigaseki Station information] (Japanese)