is a railway station 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, operated by Tobu Railway

Tobu Railway

is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...

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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

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line

The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...

 and via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. All services, (TJ Liner

TJ Liner

The is a limited-stop "Home Liner" service on the Tōbu Tōjō Line operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since June 2008.-Service outline:TJ Liner services operate in the evenings in the "down" direction from only, with nine trains on weekdays, and four trains at weekends and holidays. Some trains...

, Rapid Express, Express, Commuter Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and entrance is located on the east side. A new footbridge with lifts is scheduled to be built during fiscal 2010.

Two storage tracks are located between the running lines north of the station for use by trains terminating at this station. On the west side of the station lies the Kawagoe maintenance depot, which is responsible for minor overhauls of Tōjō Line rolling stock.

Platforms

Platform 2 is generally used for trains terminating at this station, and platform 3 is generally used for trains starting from this station.

Adjacent stations

Service patterns

Trains run between 0455 and 0030 every day.
The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

• 8 trains to Ikebukuro, of which:
  • 5 are Expresses, calling at Kawagoe, Fujimino, Shiki, Asakadai, Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro.
  • 3 are Semi Expresses, calling at all stations to Narimasu, then Ikebukuro.
• 2 Local trains to Shin-Kiba on the Yūrakuchō Line.
• 2 trains to Shibuya on the Fukutoshin Line, running Local within Tōbu and Express within Tokyo Metro (all stations to Wakōshi, then Kotake-Mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-Sanchōme, Shibuya).

• 5 Express trains to Shinrinkōen, of which:
  • 3 continue to Ogawamachi.

History

The station first opened as on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Kawagoeshi Station on 1 December 1922.

Surrounding area

• Hon-Kawagoe Station
  Hon-Kawagoe Station
  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....
  
   (Seibu Shinjuku Line), approximately 10 minutes' walk
• Kita-in
  Kita-in
  is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe in Saitama, Japan. It is noted for its main hall, which was part of the original Edo Castle, and the statues of 540 Rakan, disciples of the Buddha.- Origins and history :...
  
  Temple
• Hikawa Shrine

External links

• Kawagoeshi Station information