Hon-Kawagoe Station
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Hon-Kawagoe Station
本川越駅 |
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Hon-Kawagoe Station in September 2009
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| Location | 1-22 Shintomi-chō, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0043 Japan |
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway |
| Line(s) |  Seibu Shinjuku Line |
| Distance | 47.5 km from Seibu Shinjuku |
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| Station code | SS29 |
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| Opened | 21 March 1895 |
| Previous names | Kawagoe (until 1940) |
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| Passengers (FY2013) | 48,920 daily |
Hon-Kawagoe Station (本川越駅 Honkawagoe-eki?) is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are Kawagoe Station and Kawagoeshi Station.
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Hon-Kawagoe Station is the terminus of the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
The station is approximately 10 minutes' walk from Kawagoeshi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, and 15 minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station on the JR Kawagoe Line and Tobu Tojo Line).
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The view from the end of the platforms
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Sayamashi | Koedo limited express | Terminus | ||
| Sayamashi | Commuter express | Terminus | ||
| Minami-Ōtsuka | Express | Terminus | ||
| Minami-Ōtsuka | Semi express | Terminus | ||
| Minami-Ōtsuka | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened as Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Railway on March 21, 1895.[1] The station name was changed to the present name on July 22, 1940, following the opening of Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Line of Japanese Government Railways.[2] On October 20, 2012 the station acquired the secondary name Toki no Kane to Kura no Machi (時の鐘と蔵のまち?) in order to encourage more tourists to visit the area. The name is a reference to the nearby 19th-century clock tower and storehouses.[3]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hon-Kawagoe Station becoming "SS29".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the 18th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 48,920 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2009 | 48,518[6] |
| 2010 | 47,680[6] |
| 2011 | 47,138[7] |
| 2012 | 48,253[5] |
| 2013 | 48,920[5] |
Surrounding area
Stations
Civic/culture
- Kawagoe City Office
- Kawagoe City Museum
- Kawagoe City Art Gallery
- Kita-in Temple
- Hikawa Shrine
- Renkeiji Temple
Education
- Saitama Prefectural Girls' High School
- Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School
- Yamamura Gakuen High School
- Hoshino Gakuen High School & Junior High School
- Kawagoe Technical High School[8]
Other
Bus services
The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.
- Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus)[9] and Seibu Bus[10]
- Tokyo Disney Resort, operated jointly by Tokyo Bay City Bus and Tobu Bus West[11]
See also
References
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- ↑ Kawagoe Technical High School (Japanese)
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- Hon-Kawagoe Station information (Seibu Railway) (Japanese)
- Hon-Kawagoe Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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