Kami-Kumagaya Station
Railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Kami-Kumagaya Station (上熊谷駅, Kami-Kumagaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
Japan
Chichibu RailwayCR10 Kami-Kumagaya Station 上熊谷駅 | |||||||||||
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Kami-Kumagaya Station building, January 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 255–1 Miyamoto-chō, Kumagaya, Saitama-ken 360-0822 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°08′33″N 139°22′53″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Chichibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Chichibu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.8 km from Hanyū | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1933 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kamakura-machi (1 April to 1 July 1933) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 898 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Kami-Kumagaya Station is served by the single-track Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 15.8 km from Hanyū.[1]
The station was also served by the non-electrified 10.1 km single-track Tobu Kumagaya Line from Kumagaya to Menuma until it closed on 31 May 1983.[2]
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving one bidirectional track. The platform is situated between the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks and the JR Takasaki Line tracks, and the track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line still remains alongside the now fenced-off rear face of the platform.[3]
Ticket office and entrance to platform
View of the platform and passenger crossing
View of the exit from the platform
View of the platform looking eastward toward Kumagaya
The disused track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line alongside the station platform
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History
Kami-Kumagawa Station opened on 1 April 1933 as Kamakura-machi Station (鎌倉町駅). It was renamed Kami-Kumagaya from 1 July 1933.[1]
The Tobu Kumagaya Line closed on 31 May 1983.[2]
Passenger statistics
In the 2018 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 898 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Aeon Shopping Centre
- Yagihashi Department Store
- Yūkokuji Temple
