Matoba Station
Railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastMatoba Station 的場駅 | |||||||||||
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Matoba Station entrance in February 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′3.50″N 139°26′9.84″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.8 km from Kawagoe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3,021 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[1] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[1] The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Komagawa and Hachiōji |
| 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[9]
