Kumegawa Station

SS20 Kumegawa Station 久米川駅
Kumegawa Station south entrance, March 2016
General information
Location	2-3-1 Sakai-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0013 Japan
Coordinates	35.7495°N 139.4729°E / 35.7495; 139.4729
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance	24.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	SS20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1927
Passengers
FY2019	32,638
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station Higashi-Murayama SS21 towards Hon-Kawagoe Shinjuku Line Express Semi Express Local Kodaira SS19 towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Location Kumegawa Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Kumegawa Station Kumegawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kumegawa Station (久米川, Kumegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Kumegawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. From Kumegawa, it takes 28–40 minutes to travel the 24.6 km to the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus in central Tokyo.^[1]

Station layout

The tracks at Kumegawa run east to west and there two opposed side platforms, serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
2	Seibu Shinjuku Line	for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu Shinjuku

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kumegawa Station becoming "SS20".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 31st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 32,638 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	32,875[5]
2010	32,767[6]
2015	32,195[7]

Surrounding area

Bus stops are located at the south exit to the station, along with numerous restaurants and a Seiyu department store. The north side of the station is currently under redevelopment and is due to be officially opened in March 2009, although part of this, a new underground cycle park, previously opened on 1 June 2009.^[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Timetable information
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
4. 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
5. 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
7. 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. Higashimurayama City Council

External links

Media related to Kumegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kumegawa Station information (in Japanese)