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      • Kawagoeshi Station (川越市駅, Kawagoeshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.


      Lines


      Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Kawagoe and Kasumigaseki, it is 31.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station except for the two morning up TJ Liner services for Ikebukuro.


      Station layout


      The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and entrance is located on the east side. A new footbridge providing lift access was added during fiscal 2010.
      Two storage tracks are located between the running lines north of the station for use by trains terminating at this station. On the west side of the station lies the Kawagoe maintenance depot, which is responsible for minor overhauls of Tojo Line rolling stock.



















      = Platforms

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      Platform 2 is generally used for trains terminating at this station, and platform 3 is generally used for trains starting from this station.



















      History



      The station first opened as Kawagoe-machi Station (川越町駅) on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Kawagoeshi Station on 1 December 1922.
      Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
      From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Kawagoeshi Station becoming "TJ-22".
      Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
      Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.


      Passenger statistics


      In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 47,600 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.


      Surrounding area




      = Other stations

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      Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line), approximately 5 minutes' walk


      = Civic

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      Kawagoe City Office
      Kawagoe City Library
      Kawagoe City Museum
      Kawagoe City Art Museum
      Kawagoe Municipal Swimming Pool


      = Temples and shrines

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      Kita-in Temple
      Hikawa Shrine


      = Education

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      Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School
      Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe Girls' Senior High School
      Yamamura Gakuen High School
      Hoshino High School
      Kawagoe Fujimi Junior High School


      = Commercial

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      Bushu Gas head office
      Kawagoe Prince Hotel
      Kawagoe Tobu Hotel


      See also


      List of railway stations in Japan


      References




      External links


      Media related to Kawagoeshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

      Official website (in Japanese)

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