Yoshikawaminami Station (吉川美南駅, Yoshikawaminami-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 17 March 2012.[1]
JM19 Yoshikawaminami Station 吉川美南駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 West side of Yoshikawaminami Station, March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-34 Minami, Yoshikawa-shi, Saitama-ken 342-0038 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′06″N 139°51′28″E / 35.8683°N 139.8579°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 78.6 km from Tsurumi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JM19 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 5,523 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYoshikawaminami Station is located between Yoshikawa and Shim-Misato on the Musashino Line, approximately 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from Yoshikawa Station.[2] It is located 49.8 km (30.9 mi) from Fuchūhommachi Station and 78.6 km (48.8 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks.[3] The platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains.[3] The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo and Kaihimmakuhari |
| 2, 3 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi |
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East side of the station, March 2012 -
Ticket gates, March 2012 -
View of the platforms, March 2012
History
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Construction work started in November 2009.[3] On 27 January 2010, the new name for the station was formally chosen from three proposed names selected from 131 original proposals: Yoshikawa Namazu-no-sato, Yoshikawa-Minami, and Musashi-Yoshikawa.[4] The station opened on 17 March 2012.
Construction cost
editThe total cost of construction for the new station is estimated to be 7.168 billion yen, with JR East paying 2.808 billion yen, and Yoshikawa City paying 4.36 billion yen.[2]
Passenger statistics
editJR East forecast that the station would be used by an average of 23,000 passengers daily within five years of its opening.[4] In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Minami Chuo Park
- Yoshikawa High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅情報（吉川美南駅） [Yoshikawa-Minami Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b 新駅情報 [Details of New Station] (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ a b c 吉川美南駅 事業概要 [Yoshikawa-Minami Station Construction Details] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ a b ＪＲ武蔵野線吉川−新三郷駅間で建設中の新駅の名称決定 [Name chosen for new station between Yoshikawa and Shin-Matsudo on the JR Musashino Line]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Yoshikawa-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yoshikawaminami Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Yoshikawa City information on New Station (in Japanese)