Kumegawa Station
SS20 Kumegawa Station | |||||||||||
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 Kumegawa Station south entrance, March 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2-3-1 Sakai-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0013 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°44′58″N 139°28′22″E / 35.7495°N 139.4729°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SS20 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 April 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 32,638 | ||||||||||
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Kumegawa Station (
Lines
[edit]Kumegawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. From Kumegawa, it takes 28–40 minutes to travel the 24.6 km to the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus in central Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The tracks at Kumegawa run east to west and there two opposed side platforms, serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe |
| 2 | Seibu Shinjuku Line
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for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu Shinjuku |
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kumegawa Station becoming "SS20".[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 31st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 32,638 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 32,875[5] |
| 2010 | 32,767[6] |
| 2015 | 32,195[7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]Bus stops are located at the south exit to the station, along with numerous restaurants and a Seiyu department store. The north side of the station is currently under redevelopment and is due to be officially opened in March 2009, although part of this, a new underground cycle park, previously opened on 1 June 2009.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Timetable information
- ^ 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. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. - ^
西武 線 全 駅 で駅 ナンバリングを導入 します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013. - ^
駅 別 乗降 人員 (2019年度 1日 平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 17年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 27年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link] - ^ Higashimurayama City Council
External links
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Media related to Kumegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kumegawa Station information (in Japanese)