Minami-Koshigaya Station
JM22 Minami-Koshigaya Station 南越谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Minami-Koshigaya Station south entrance in September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0845 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′33.9528″N 139°47′25.76″E / 35.876098000°N 139.7904889°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JM Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.5 km from Fuchūhommachi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JM22 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 75,390 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Minami-Koshigaya Station (南越谷駅, Minami-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
[edit]Minami-Koshigaya Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and lies 43.5 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station. It is also located adjacent to Shin-Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line.
Station layout
[edit]The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
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| 1 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Urawa, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi |
| 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1] The adjacent Shin-Koshigaya Station opened on 23 July 1974, providing an interchange with the Tōbu Isesaki Line (now Tōbu Skytree Line).[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 75,390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 57,535[5] |
| 2005 | 60,712[6] |
| 2010 | 65,740[7] |
| 2015 | 73,285[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shin-Koshigaya Station (Tōbu Skytree Line)
- Saitama Toho Junior College
- Koshigaya Freight Terminal
- Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 各駅情報（南越谷駅） [Station Information (Minami-Koshigaya Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. 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 11 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Minami-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)