Kamagaya Station

TD31 Kamagaya Station 鎌ヶ谷駅
The east entrance of Kamagaya Station in April 2012
General information
Location	2-1-10 Michinobe Chuo, Kamagaya-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0113 Japan
Coordinates	35.7639°N 139.9970°E / 35.7639; 139.9970
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance	55.2 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TD-31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1923; 101 years ago (1923-12-27)
Passengers
FY2017	22,828 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Shin-Kamagaya TD30 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Local Magomezawa TD32 towards Funabashi
Location Kamagaya Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Kamagaya Station Kamagaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamagaya Station (鎌ヶ谷駅, Kamagaya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-31".

Lines

Kamagaya Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and is located 55.2 km (34.3 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1	TD Tobu Urban Park Line	for Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, and Ōmiya
2	TD Tobu Urban Park Line	for Magomezawa and Funabashi

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  The west entrance in April 2012
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  The ticket barriers in April 2012
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  The concourse beneath the platforms in April 2012
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  The platforms in April 2012

History

Kamagaya Station opened on 27 December 1923.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kamagaya Station becoming "TD-31".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 22,828 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Kamagaya Post Office
• Michinobe Hachiman-gu Shrine
• Kamagaya High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures]. Tōbu Railway (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

External links

Media related to Kamagaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)