Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Matoba Station 的場駅 | |||||||||||
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 Matoba Station entrance in February 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°55′3.50″N 139°26′9.84″E / 35.9176389°N 139.4360667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.8 km from Kawagoe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3,021 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMatoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[1] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[2]
Station layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[1] The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Komagawa and Hachiōji |
| 2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
History
editThe station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 2,848[5] |
| 2005 | 2,956[6] |
| 2010 | 2,972[7] |
| 2015 | 3,082[8] |
Surrounding area
editMatoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 29/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ 高速バス [Express bus services] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
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Media related to Matoba Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)