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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Nishi-Kawaguchi Station

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station (西川口駅, Nishi-Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located] in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 17.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Nishi-Kawaguchi track layout

 ŌmiyaUtsunomiyaTakasaki

2 1
Station building
former connecting track
(for maintenance only)

 UenoTokyoShinjuku

Platforms

1 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna
2 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Urawa and Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 1 September 1954. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 59,062 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Kawaguchi City Industrial Culture Center
  • Kawaguchi City High School
  • Bunan Junior and Senior High School
  • Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Technical High School

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 2 August 2020.

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