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 East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the 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...

 between and . Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from on the Hachikō Line

Hachiko Line

The is a 92.0 km regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.-Services:Komagawa Station in...

.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Tokyo International University
  Tokyo International University
  is an institution of higher learning with a strong international focus, with a satellite campus--Tokyo International University of America --Willamette University in Salem, Oregon....
  
  
• Shobi University
  Shobi University
  is a private university in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1926.-External links:*...
  
  
• Kasumigaseki Station
  Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)
  is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, and is located 34.8 km from Ikebukuro. Express, Semi Express, Commuter Express, and Local services stop at this station...
  
   (Tōbu Tōjō Line)

External links

• JR East station information