Matoba Station

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Matoba Station
的場駅
File:Matoba-Station.jpg
Station entrance, February 2010
Location Matoba, Kawagoe, Saitama
(埼玉県川越市的場)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kawagoe Line
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  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1940
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 2,894 daily

Matoba Station (的場駅 Matoba-eki?) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[2] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[3]

Station layout

File:JREast-Kawagoe-line-Matoba-station-platform.jpg
View of the platforms looking east, January 2009

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[2]

Platforms

1  Kawagoe Line for Komagawa and Hachiōji
2  Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Kasahata Local Nishi-Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,894 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 2,848[5]
2005 2,956[6]
2010 2,972[7]
2011 2,894[4]

Surrounding area

Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[8]

References

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