Kagemori Station (影森駅, Kagemori-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.[1]
CR32 Kagemori Station 影森駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Kagemori Station, August 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 71-4 Kami-kagemori, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 369-1872 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′19.65″N 139°4′5.28″E / 35.9721250°N 139.0681333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Chichibu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chichibu Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 62.4 km from Hanyū | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 March 1930 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 494 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKagemori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 62.4 km from Hanyū.[1] It is also served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line.[2]
Station layout
editThe station is staffed and consists of a single island platforms serving two bidirectional tracks. Storage tracks alongside platform 1 are used to stable rolling stock and also for freight trains arriving and departing on the private spur line to the Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Minowa Mine approximately 1 km south of the station.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Mitsumineguchi |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū |
| ■ Seibu Chichibu Line | for Seibu-Chichibu, Hannō, and Ikebukuro |
History
editKagemori Station opened on 27 September 1917.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 494 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Arakawa River
National Route 140- Chichibu Kagemori Junior High School
- Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Minowa Mine
References
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/87. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Kagemori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kagemori Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
- Kagemori Station timetable (in Japanese)