Minami-Furuya Station (南古谷駅, Minami-Furuya-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Minami-Furuya Station 南古谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Minami-Furuya Station in October 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 252 Namiki, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–0023 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°54′11.6352″N 139°31′9.88″E / 35.903232000°N 139.5194111°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.4 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2010–2011 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 30 September 1985 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 8474 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMinami-Furuya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 12.4 km from Ōmiya.[1] The majority of services continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. In the morning peak, some eastbound trains towards Tokyo and some westbound trains toward Komagawa and Hachiōji start from this station, as it is located close to Kawagoe Depot. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[2]
Station layout
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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building and entrance is located on the south side of the tracks.[1] The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe, Komagawa, and Hachiko Line through service to Hachiōji |
| 2/3 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba |
History
editMinami-Furuya Station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. 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 8474 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 | 6,538[5] |
| 2005 | 7,437[6] |
| 2010 | 7,837[7] |
| 2015 | 8,163[8] |
Surrounding area
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- JR East Kawagoe Depot
- Toho College of Music
- Kawagoe Tax Office
- Unicus Minami-Furuya Shopping Centre
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. 25/43. 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. 445. 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 26 October 2016.
External links
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Media related to Minami-Furuya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)