Hon-Kawagoe Station
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is a Seibu Railway
station
located in Kawagoe, Saitama
, Japan
. The station is the terminal of the Seibu Shinjuku Line, which links Tokyo and Kawagoe. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are Kawagoe Station
and Kawagoeshi Station
.
The station is approximately 10 minutes' walk from Kawagoeshi Station
(Tōbu Tōjō Line), and 15 minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station (JR Kawagoe Line
and Tōbu Tōjō Line).
of Japanese Government Railways
.
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...
station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in Kawagoe, Saitama
Kawagoe, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The station is the terminal of the Seibu Shinjuku Line, which links Tokyo and Kawagoe. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are Kawagoe Station
Kawagoe Station
is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway and East Japan Railway Company .The Seibu Shinjuku Line terminus, Hon-Kawagoe Station, is approximately fifteen minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station.-History:...
and Kawagoeshi Station
Kawagoeshi Station
is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, and is located between and , 31.4 km from Ikebukuro. Through services also operate to and from via the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and via the Tokyo...
.
The station is approximately 10 minutes' walk from Kawagoeshi Station
Kawagoeshi Station
is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, and is located between and , 31.4 km from Ikebukuro. Through services also operate to and from via the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and via the Tokyo...
(Tōbu Tōjō Line), and 15 minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station (JR Kawagoe Line
Kawagoe Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company , which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture, Japan...
and Tōbu Tōjō Line).
History
The station was opened as Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Railway on March 21, 1895. The station name was changed to the present name on July 22, 1940 following the opening of Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe LineKawagoe Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company , which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture, Japan...
of Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
.