, is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama

Moroyama, Saitama

is a town located in Iruma District, Saitama, Japan.As of July 2008, the town has an estimated population of 39,298 and a density of . The total area is .-History:...

, 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

Kawakado Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line

Tobu Ogose Line

The is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.-Service outline:...

 from Sakado

Sakado Station (Saitama)

is a railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Sakado Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, and is located 40.6 km from Ikebukuro. It also forms the starting point of the Tōbu Ogose Line branchline to ....

 to Ogose

Ogose Station

is a railway station in Ogose, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tobu Railway.-Lines:Ogose Station is served by the Hachikō Line between and , and also forms the terminus of the 10.9 km Tōbu Ogose Line branch from ....

, and is situated 5.6 km from Sakado. During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks forming a passing loop on the single-track line. The station entrance is located on the northern (Sakado-bound) side of the station. Lifts were added in 2009.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 16 December 1934, initially as an unstaffed station. It became a staffed station on 17 May 1965. A second platform and passing loop was added in August 1987.

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.

Surrounding area

The station is close to the campuses of three universites: Josai University

Josai University

is a private university in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, established in 1965. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1918.-External links:*...

, Meikai University

Meikai University

is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1970, and it was chartered as a university in 1988.The university's School of Dentistry is located in Sakado, Saitama.-External links:*...

 (Sakado Campus), and Nihon Institute of Medical Science

Nihon Institute of Medical Science

is a private university in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, established in 2007. The predecessor of the school, a vocational school, was founded in 1960.-External links:*...

. The large number of students using the line makes this station the busiest on the Ogose Line second only to Sakado Station. The station is also close to the Saitama Heisei Junior and Senior High Schools.

External links

• Kawakado Station information