Kumagaya Station
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Kumagaya Station
熊谷駅 |
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Kumagaya Station north entrance, June 2011
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| Location | 2 Tsukuba, Kumagaya, Saitama （筑波2丁目） Japan |
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| Opened | 1883 |
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| Passengers (JR East, FY2010) | 30,715 daily |
Kumagaya Station (熊谷駅 Kumagaya-eki?) is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chichibu Railway
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Lines
Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed shinkansen lines from Tokyo, the Takasaki Line to Takasaki, and also the privately operated Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.[1]
Station layout
Platforms
| 1-2 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya and Ueno |
| ■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Odawara | |
| ■ Ueno-Tokyo Line | for Tokyo, Yokohama, and Atami | |
| 3-4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Honjō and Takasaki |
| 5 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Gyōdashi and Hanyū |
| 6 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi |
| 11 | ■ Shinkansen | (Not normally used) |
| 12 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 13 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
| ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Joetsu Shinkansen | ||||
| Toki: no stop | ||||
| Ōmiya | Tanigawa | Honjō-Waseda | ||
| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: no stop | ||||
| Hakutaka: no stop | ||||
| Ōmiya | Asama | Honjō-Waseda | ||
| Takasaki Line | ||||
| Kōnosu | Takasaki Line: Urban Rapid, Commuter Rapid (select) Shonan-Shinjuku Line Special Rapid |
Kagohara | ||
| Gyōda | Local | Kagohara | ||
| Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Paleo Express | Takekawa | ||
| Gyōdashi | Chichibuji | Takekawa | ||
| Mochida | Local | Kami-Kumagaya | ||
History
The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901.[1] The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 30,715 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Kumagaya City Office
- Kumagaya General Hospital
- National Route 17
See also
References
External links
- Kumagaya Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- JR East Kumagaya Station information (Japanese)
- Chichibu Railway Kumagaya Station timetable (Japanese)
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