is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from in Saitama Prefecture to in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from .
Station layout The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 10 September 1910.
Passenger statistics In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kawaguchi → Akabane was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84,197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 78,675 2005 76,610 2010 78,759 2015 82,325
Surrounding area East side Kawaguchi City Office Kawaguchi Shrine Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center Kawaguchi Motogō Station (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre Ario Kawaguchi official website Atlia municipal art galleryAtlia official website
West side Kawaguchi Nishi Park Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East Kawaguchi Station