Kashiwa Station (柏駅, Kashiwa-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Kashiwa Station

柏駅
JR East Kashiwa Station February 2019
General information
Location1-1-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture 277-0005
Japan
Coordinates35°51′44″N 139°58′17″E / 35.8623°N 139.9713°E / 35.8623; 139.9713
Operated by
Line(s)
Location
Kashiwa Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa Station
Kashiwa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa Station is located in Kanto Area
Kashiwa Station
Kashiwa Station
Kashiwa Station (Kanto Area)
Kashiwa Station is located in Japan
Kashiwa Station
Kashiwa Station
Kashiwa Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kashiwa Station is served by the JR East Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo, and is 26.9 kilometers from the official starting point of that line at Nippori Station. It is also served by the radial Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. It lies 42.9 km (26.7 mi) from the western terminus of the Tōbu Noda Line at Ōmiya.[1]

JR East

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JJ07 JL28
Kashiwa Station

柏駅
 
The Joban Line (Rapid) platform 3 in July 2015
General information
Location1-1-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture 277-0005
Japan
Operated by  JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeJJ07 / JL28
History
Opened25 December 1896; 127 years ago (1896-12-25)
Passengers
FY2019125,490
Services
Preceding station   JR East Following station
Ueno
UENJJ01
towards Shinagawa
Hitachi
(limited service)
Tsuchiura
(limited service)
towards Sendai
Nippori
NPRJJ02

(limited service)
towards Shinagawa
Tokiwa Ryūgasakishi
towards Takahagi
Matsudo
JJ06
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Special Rapid
Toride
JJ10
towards Tsuchiura
Jōban Line
Rapid
Abiko
JJ08
towards Toride
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Abiko
JJ08
towards Sendai
Minami-Kashiwa
JL27
towards Ayase
Jōban Line
Local-Kankō
Kita-Kashiwa
JL29
towards Toride

The JR East portion of the station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. There are two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.

Platforms

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1 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Shim-Matsudo, and Ayase
  Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Yoyogi-Uehara
2 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Kita-Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
3 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Matsudo, Nippori, Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
4 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Abiko, Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito and Iwaki
Narita Line for Narita (via Abiko)

Tōbu

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TD24
Kashiwa Station

柏駅
Tobu Station
 
Tobu Kashiwa platforms, April 2007
General information
Location1-1 Suehiro-cho, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba
Japan
Operated by  Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms2 bay platforms
Other information
Station codeTD-24
History
Opened9 May 1911
Passengers
FY2019147,553 daily
Services
Preceding station   Tobu Railway Following station
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
TD22
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Liner Terminus
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
TD22
One-way operation
Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
TD22
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Express
Takayanagi
TD28
towards Funabashi
Toyoshiki
TD23
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Section Express
Terminus
Urban Park Line
Local
Shin-Kashiwa
TD25
towards Funabashi

The Tōbu station has two bay platforms serving four tracks. All trains reverse at this station. The station building is elevated and located above the platforms. It is connected to the JR station by a concourse on the second floor.


Platforms

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Track layout for Tōbu Kashiwa Station
1/2 TD Tōbu Urban Park Line for Unga, Nodashi, Kasukabe, and Ōmiya
3/4 TD Tōbu Urban Park Line for Mutsumi, Shin-Kamagaya, and Funabashi

History

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The present-day JR East station opened on 25 December 1896.[2] The Tobu station opened on 9 May 1911.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. In July 1998, the platforms for the Jōban Line were lengthened by three meters.[citation needed] The South Exit to the station was opened on 8 April 1999.[citation needed]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kashiwa Station becoming "TD-24".[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 125,490 passengers daily, making it the 27th busiest on the JR East network. [4]

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 147,553 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).[5] The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tobu
2000 149,376[6]
2005 135,074[7]
2010 119,825[8]
2011 118,611[9] 136,499[1]
2012 119,064[10] 138,686[11]
2013 121,061[12]

Surrounding area

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  • Kashiwa City Office
  • Chiba Prefectural Higashi Katsushika High School
  • Kashiwa Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ 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 20 February 2014.
  7. ^ 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 20 February 2014.
  8. ^ 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 20 February 2014.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  11. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  12. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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