Kawaguchi-motogō Station (川口元郷駅, Kawaguchi-motogō-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
SR20 Kawaguchi-motogō Station 川口元郷駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-2-15 Motogō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0011 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°48′01″N 139°43′49″E / 35.8004°N 139.7303°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Saitama Rapid Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Saitama Railway Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | SR20 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 March 2001 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 10,672 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editKawaguchi-motogō Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Station layout
editThe station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Urawa-Misono |
2 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line |
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Facilities and accessibility
editThe station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.
History
editKawaguchi-motogō Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,672 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kawaguchi Station (Keihin-Tohoku Line, approximately 600 m away)
- National Route 122
- Arakawa River
- Kawaguchi City Office
- Motogō Hikawa Shrine
- Kawaguchi Kogyo General Hospital
- Kawaguchi Motogō Minami Elementary School
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
editMedia related to Kawaguchi-motogō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)