Railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
North exit, 2020 Station platforms, tracks, and trains, 2020 Kagohara Station (籠原駅 Kagohara-eki ) is a passenger railway station located in the Niibori neighborhood of the city of Kumagaya , Saitama Prefecture , Japan , operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kagohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line , with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line . It is 41.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya .
Station layout
The station has two island platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi " staffed ticket office.
1,2
■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)
for Ōmiya , Ueno , Tokyo , Yokohama , Atami , Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line )
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
for Ōmiya, Shinjuku , Yokohama , Ōfuna , and Odawara (via JT
3,4
■ Takasaki Line
for Honjō , Takasaki , and Maebashi
Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.
History
Kagohara Station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[ 1]
Surrounding area
JASDF Kumagaya Airbase
Kumagaya Industrial Park
Kumagaya-Nishi High School
See also
References
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) . Retrieved 2 August 2020 .
External links
Kagohara Station at Wikimedia Commons
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