is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
The Tōbu station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo to and , with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 30.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.
The JR East station is located on the Kawagoe Line with services eastward to , Ōsaki via the Saikyō Line, and via the Rinkai Line, and westward to and via the Hachikō Line.
Station layout
The Tōbu and JR East stations are arranged side-by-side, with the Tōbu platforms on the east side and the JR East platforms on the west side. The elevated station building and concourse has exits on the east and west sides.
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File:Kawagoe Station east entrance 20160320.JPG|The east entrance in March 2016
File:Kawagoe-STA West.jpg|The west entrance in July 2021
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Tōbu Railway
Platforms
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This station has a season ticket sales office. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed in February 2018, and brought into use from March 2018.
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File:Tobu-Kawagoe-STA Ticket.jpg|Tōbu Railway ticket vending machines in July 2021
File:Tobu-Kawagoe-STA Home1.jpg|View of Tōbu Tōjō Line platform 1 in July 2021
File:Tobu-Kawagoe-STA Home2.jpg|View of Tōbu Tōjō Line platform 2 in July 2021
File:Kawagoe Station Monju soba 20160223.JPG|The "Monju" soba and udon noodle stand on platform 2 in February 2016
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JR East
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. The outer platforms, 3 and 6, are generally used for services to and from Ōmiya and the Saikyō Line, while the inner platforms, 4 and 5, serving the same track, are generally used for Kawagoe Line services westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.
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File:JRE-Kawagoe-STA Ticket.jpg|JR East ticket vending machines in July 2021
File:Kawagoe Station platform 5-6 south 20121027.JPG|JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking northward in October 2012
File:Kawagoe Station platform 5-6 north 20121027.JPG|JR East platforms 5 & 6 looking southward in October 2012
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Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 124,534 passengers daily. and the JR East station was used by an average of 38,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. (JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Tobu !! JR East
|-
| 2000 || || 35,181
|-
| 2005 || || 36,149
|-
| 2010 || 121,558 || 36,780
|-
| 2011 || 121,051 || 36,344
|-
| 2012 || 123,242 || 36,936
|-
| 2013 || 127,243|| 37,754
|-
| 2014 || 125,687 || 37,327
|-
| 2015 || 128,021|| 38,343
|}
History
thumb|An aerial view of the station in 1974, with the alignment of the former link from the JNR tracks north of the station to the Seibu Shinjuku Line visible
thumb|The west exit in June 2012 before remodelling
The station first opened as on the Tobu Railway from Ikebukuro on 1 April 1915. This was renamed Kawagoe Station on 22 July 1940 coinciding with the opening of the JNR (now JR East) station. The current elevated station building and concourse was opened in 1989. The west side of the station was enlarged in 2004 with the construction of additional sets of stairs to the JR platforms and a new Lumine building over the platforms. In 2007, the former "Fine" shopping and restaurant area within the Tobu side of the station was refurbished and reopened as "Equia Kawagoe". An additional "Equia" zone was opened above the Tobu ticket machine area in September 2008.
Through-running to and from via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kawagoe Station becoming "TJ-21".
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Tojo Line platforms in February 2018, and brought into use from 17 March 2018.
Surrounding area
thumb|The elevated pedestrian walkway and station forecourt on the west side of the station in March 2014
- Hon-Kawagoe Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line (approximately fifteen minutes' walk)
- Tobu Hotel
From November 2012, work commenced on remodelling the west side of the station, with redesigned segregated access and parking for private cars, buses, and taxis, and an elevated pedestrian walkway leading directly from the station building. The walkway and new upper-level west entrance opened on 26 March 2014.
Bus services
The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.
- Narita Airport, operated jointly by Chiba Kōtsū, Kawagoe Motor Corp, and Tobu Bus West
- Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus) and Seibu Bus
- Tokyo Disney Resort, operated jointly by Tokyo Bay City Bus and Tobu Bus West
- Kyoto and Osaka, Wing Liner overnight service operated by Kintetsu Bus
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
- Kawagoe Station information (JR East)
- Kawagoe Station information (Tobu)