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Kumagaya Station

熊谷駅
Kumagaya Station; 熊谷駅
	Kumagaya Station north entrance in February 2021
General information
Location	2 Chome-115 Tsukuba, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0037; 1-202-1 Sakuragi-cho, Kumagaya, Saitama-ken; Japan
Coordinates	36°08′24″N 139°23′24″E / 36.140°N 139.390°E
Operated by	JR East; Chichibu Railway;
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen; Hokuriku Shinkansen; Takasaki Line; ■ Chichibu Main Line;
Distance	64.7 km (40.2 mi) from Tokyo (JR East); 14.9 km from Hanyū (Chichibu)
Platforms	3 island + 1 side platform (JR East); 1 island platform (Chichibu)
History
Opened	28 July 1883; 141 years ago
Passengers
FY2019 (JR East); / FY2018 (Chichibu)	30,064 (JR East); 10,927 (Chichibu)
Services
Location
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	Kumagaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kumagaya Station Kumagaya Station (Japan)

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Kumagaya Station (熊谷駅, Kumagaya-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East Jōetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed shinkansen lines from Tokyo, the Takasaki Line to Takasaki. It is located 64.7 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also served by the privately operated Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.^[1]

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station consists of two ground-level island platforms, serving four tracks for the Takasaki Line, with an elevated station building above the platforms. Shinkansen services are provided by one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, located above the station building. The station has a “Midori no Madoguchi” staffed ticket office.

Chichibu Railway

The Chichibu Railway Station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Itō Line)
1,2	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaidō Line)
3-4	■ Takasaki Line	for Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi
5	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Gyōdashi and Hanyū
6	■ Chichibu Main Line	for Yorii, Chichibu, and Mitsumineguchi
11	■ Shinkansen	(Not normally used)
12	■ Jōetsu Shinkansen	for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo
13	■ Jōetsu Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Echigo-Yuzawa, and Niigata
13	■ Hokuriku Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa

History

The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901.^[1] The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East portion of Kumagaya Station was used by an average of 30,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] In fiscal 2018, the Chichibu Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 10,927 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Kumagaya City Office
Kumagaya General Hospital
National Route 17

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Kumagaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)
Chichibu Railway station timetable (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[jreast2019stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[Saitama2019stats-3] 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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+{{Nihongo|'''Kumagaya Station'''|熊谷駅|Kumagaya-eki}} is an interchange passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Kumagaya, Saitama]], Japan, operated jointly by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) and the [[private railway]] operator [[Chichibu Railway]].
 ==Lines==
-Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East [[Jōetsu Shinkansen]] and [[Nagano Shinkansen]] high-speed shinkansen lines from Tokyo, the [[Takasaki Line]] to {{ja-stalink|Takasaki}}, and also the privately operated [[Chichibu Main Line]] from {{ja-stalink|Hanyū}} to {{ja-stalink|Mitsumineguchi}}. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans_title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 192| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref>
+Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East [[Jōetsu Shinkansen]] and [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] high-speed [[shinkansen]] lines from {{STN|Tokyo}}, the [[Takasaki Line]] to {{STN|Takasaki}}. It is located 64.7 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also served by the privately operated [[Chichibu Main Line]] from {{STN|Hanyū}} to {{STN|Mitsumineguchi}}. It is located 14.9&nbsp;km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 192| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref>
 ==Station layout==
+===JR East===
+The JR East station consists of two ground-level [[island platform]]s, serving four tracks for the Takasaki Line,  with an elevated station building above the platforms.  Shinkansen services are provided by one [[side platform]] and one island platform serving three tracks, located above the station building. The station has a “[[Midori no Madoguchi]]” staffed ticket office.
-===Platforms===
-[[File:E4inKumagayaSt1.JPG|thumb|View of the shinkansen platforms, January 2007]]
-{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1-2|span=2||first=2|linename=Takasaki Line|linecol=orange
-|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Ōmiya||Saitama}} and {{ja-stalink|Ueno}}}}
-{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Shonan Shinjuku Line|linecol=red|
-dir=for {{ja-stalink|Shinjuku}}, {{ja-stalink|Yokohama}}, and {{ja-stalink|Odawara}}}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3-4|name=Takasaki Line|col=orange|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Honjō||Saitama}} and {{ja-stalink|Takasaki}}}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=5|name=Chichibu Main Line|col=RoyalBlue|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Gyōdashi}} and {{ja-stalink|Hanyū}}}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=6|nidx=Chichibu Main Line|col=RoyalBlue|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Yorii}}, {{ja-stalink|Chichibu}}, and {{ja-stalink|Mitsumineguchi}}}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=11|nidx=Shinkansen|col=Green|dir= (Not normally used)}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=12|name=Jōetsu Shinkansen|col=Green|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Ōmiya||Saitama}}, {{ja-stalink|Ueno}}, and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}}}
-{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=13|span=2|linename=Jōetsu Shinkansen|linecol=Green
-|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Takasaki}}, {{ja-stalink|Nagaoka}}, and {{ja-stalink|Niigata}}}}
-{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename=Nagano Shinkansen|linecol=green|
-dir=for {{ja-stalink|Takasaki}}, {{ja-stalink|Karuizawa}}, and {{ja-stalink|Nagano}}}}
-==Adjacent stations==
+===Chichibu Railway===
+The Chichibu Railway Station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.
-{{J-railservice start}}
-{{j-route|route=Jōetsu Shinkansen<br />Nagano Shinkansen|col=green|f=w}}
+===Platforms===
-{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Ōmiya||Saitama}}|next={{ja-stalink|Honjō-Waseda}}|b=d|service=-}}
+{{jpfm|pfn=1,2|span=2|first=2|name=Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)|col=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}, {{STN|Ueno}}, {{STN|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Yokohama}}, {{STN|Atami}}, {{STN|Numazu}} and {{STN|Itō}} (via {{JRLS|JT}} [[Tokaido Line]] and {{JRLS|JT}} [[Itō Line]])}}
-{{j-route|route=Takasaki Line|col=#FFA500|f=w}}
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-{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Gyōda}}|next={{ja-stalink|Kagohara}}|b=d|service=Local}}
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-{{j-route|route=Chichibu Main Line|col=RoyalBlue|f=w}}
+{{jpf|pfn=5|name=Chichibu Main Line|col=RoyalBlue|dir=for {{STN|Gyōdashi}} and {{STN|Hanyū}}}}
+{{jpf|pfn=6|name=Chichibu Main Line|col=RoyalBlue|dir=for {{STN|Yorii}}, {{STN|Chichibu}}, and {{STN|Mitsumineguchi}}}}
-{{j-rserv|service=''Paleo Express''|previous=|next={{ja-stalink|Takekawa}}}}
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-{{j-rserv|service=''Chichibuji''|previous={{ja-stalink|Gyōdashi}}|next=Takekawa}}
+{{jpf|pfn=12|name=Jōetsu Shinkansen|col=Green|dir=for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo}}
-{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous={{ja-stalink|Mochida}}|next={{ja-stalink|Kami-Kumagaya}}}}
+{{jpfm|pfn=13|span=2|name=Jōetsu Shinkansen|col=Green|dir=for Takasaki, {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa}}, and {{STN|Niigata}}}}
-{{end box}}
+{{jpfm|first=3|name=Hokuriku Shinkansen|col=green|dir=for Takasaki, {{STN|Nagano}}, {{STN|Toyama}}, and {{STN|Kanazawa}}}}
 ==History==
-The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901.<ref name="terada2002"/> The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982.
+The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901.<ref name="terada2002"/> The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987.
 ==Passenger statistics==
-In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 30,715 passengers daily.<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html|title= 各駅の乗車人員|trans_title= Station passenger figures|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 19 November 2011 }}</ref>
+In fiscal 2019, the JR East portion of Kumagaya Station was used by an average of 30,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2 August 2020}}</ref> In fiscal 2018, the Chichibu Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 10,927 passengers daily.<ref name="Saitama2019stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0206/a310/a2019_08_unnyu.html|script-title=ja:8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 August 2020}}</ref>
 ==Surrounding area==
 * Kumagaya City Office
 * Kumagaya General Hospital
-* [[Japan National Route 17|National Route 17]]
+* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}
 ==See also==
-*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]
+* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
 ==References==
@@ Line 80: / Line 92: @@
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category-inline}}
-*[http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/site/ctk-station-guide/ctk-kumagaya.html Kumagaya Station information] (Saitama Prefectural Government) {{ja icon}}
-*[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=625 JR East Kumagaya Station information] {{ja icon}}
+*[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=625 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
-*[http://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/train/ttable/08_kuma.html Chichibu Railway Kumagaya Station timetable] {{ja icon}}
+*[https://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/station/08_kuma.html Chichibu Railway station timetable] {{in lang|ja}}
 {{Joetsu Shinkansen}}
@@ Line 90: / Line 102: @@
 {{Chichibu Main Line}}
+[[Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture]]
-{{Coord|36.140|N|139.390|E|format=dms|display=title|source:dewiki}}
+[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1883]]
 [[Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company]]
-[[Category:Kumagaya, Saitama]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Kumagaya]]
+[[Category:Takasaki Line]]
+[[Category:Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]

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