Kagawa Station (Kanagawa)

Kagawa Station (香川駅, Kagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kagawa Station

香川駅
Kagawa Station, 2023
General information
LocationKagawa 5-1-1, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 253-0082
Japan
Coordinates35°21′23.4″N 139°23′59.2″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sagami Line
Distance3.4 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
    Other information
    StatusStaffed
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    OpenedSeptember 28, 1921
    Passengers
    FY20195,709 daily (boarding passengers)
    Services
    Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
    Samukawa
    towards Hachiōji
    		 Sagami Line Kita-Chigasaki
    towards Chigasaki
    Location
    Kagawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
    Kagawa Station
    Kagawa Station
    Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
    Kagawa Station is located in Japan
    Kagawa Station
    Kagawa Station
    Kagawa Station (Japan)
    Kagawa Station building in 2023

    Lines

    Kagawa Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

    Station layout

    The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

    History

    Kagawa Station was opened on September 28, 1921, as a station the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

    Fiscal yeardaily average
    20054,140[2]
    20104,781[3]
    20155,080[4]

    Surrounding area
    • Chigasaki City Hall Kagawa Branch Office
    • Kayagasaki Satoyama Park
    • Chigasaki New Hokuryo Hospital
    • Nagaoka Hospital
    • Kanagawa Prefectural Chigasaki Hokuryo High School
    • Bunkyo University Shonan Campus

    See also

    References
    1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
    2. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
    3. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
    4. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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