Komagawa Station

Komagawa Station

高麗川駅
Komagawa Station; 高麗川駅
	Komagawa Station entrance in September 2020
General information
Location	336-2 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1205; Japan
Coordinates	35.8965°N 139.3379°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachikō Line; ■ Kawagoe Line;
Distance	31.1 km from Hachiōji
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1933
Electrified	16 March 1996
Passengers
FY2019	4483 (daily, boarding only)
Services
Location
	Komagawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Komagawa Station Komagawa Station (Japan)

Komagawa Station (高麗川駅, Komagawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Komagawa Station is served by the Hachikō Line for Hachiōji and Takasaki, and the Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe. The station is located 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Hachikō Line at Hachiōji and 30.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Kawagoe Line at Ōmiya. The Hachikō Line is divided here into the electrified southern section to Hachiōji and the non-electrified northern section to Kuragano. Many Kawagoe Line trains from Kawagoe continue to Hachiōji. The station is also served by trains to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line in the morning and evening peak periods.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. Storage tracks are located on the east side of the station.[3] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

View from the south end of platform 1 in November 2012
The north end of platform 1, showing the new footbridge connecting the platforms in November 2012
Automatic ticket gate, February 2023

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Higashi-Hannō, Haijima, and Hachiōji
1	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Ogawamachi and Takasaki
3	■ Hachikō Line	for Higashi-Hannō, Haijima, and Hachiōji
3	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

History

Early morning view of the platforms looking south in August 2003, before the footbridge was built between the platforms

The station opened on 15 April 1933.[4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[5]

The Kawagoe Line from Kawagoe was electrified on 30 September 1985. The southern section of the Hachikō Line to and from Hachiōji was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4483 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,187[7]
2005	4,179[8]
2010	4,582[9]
2015	4,618[10]

Surrounding area

Koma Shrine
Josai University
Hidaka City Hall
Hidaka Post Office

References

"Komagawa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
JR Timetable, December 2010 issue. p. 558-559
Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 56. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 199. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

Media related to Komagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast-1] "Komagawa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.

[jrtt201012-2] JR Timetable, December 2010 issue. p. 558-559

[kawashima2011_Vol.11-3] Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.

[jnr1985-4] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 56. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[teishajo1998-5] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 199. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2019stats-6] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[jreast2000stats-7] 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[jreast2005stats-8] 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[jreast2010stats-9] 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[jreast2015stats-10] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.