is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Seibu Shinjuku Line The is a Japanese railway line owned by the private railway operator Seibu Railway, connecting Seibu Shinjuku Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo with Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe, Saitama. The Shinjuku Line is one of two main lines of the Seibu Ra ...

located in the city of

Kawagoe, Saitama is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known locally as after the old name ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, operated by the

private railway A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector. Japan In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...

operator

Seibu Railway is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...

. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are

Kawagoe Station is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines The Tōbu station is served by the Tōbu Tōj ...

and

Kawagoeshi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. Lines Kawagoeshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-runnin ...

Lines

Hon-Kawagoe Station is the terminus of the 47.5 km (30 mile)

from

Seibu-Shinjuku Station is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. It is the terminus of the 47.5 km (30 mile) Seibu Shinjuku Line, which extends to in Saitama Prefecture. The station is located appr ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. The station is approximately 5 minutes' walk from

on the

Tōbu Tōjō Line The is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the , but it is referred to ...

, and 15 minutes' walk from

on the JR

Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are , ...

and Tōbu Tōjō Line. File:Rail Tracks map Seibu Hon-Kawagoe Station.svg, Track diagram

Station layout

The station has three terminating tracks situated at ground level. The main ticket barriers are located on the ground floor level, with additional ticket barriers on the second floor providing direct access to the adjoining Pepe department store. File:Hon-Kawagoe Station west 20160223.JPG, The west side of the station in February 2016 File:Hon-Kawagoe Station east entrance 20160223.JPG, The east entrance in February 2016 File:Hon-Kawagoe Station ticket barriers 20160223.JPG, The ground-floor ticket barriers in February 2016 File:HonkawagoeStation.JPG, The view from the end of the platforms

History

The station opened as Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Railway on March 21, 1895. The station name was changed to the present name on July 22, 1940, following the opening of Kawagoe Station on the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

. On October 20, 2012 the station acquired the secondary name in order to encourage more tourists to visit the area. The name is a reference to the nearby 19th-century clock tower and storehouses. Station numbering was introduced on all

lines during fiscal 2012, with Hon-Kawagoe Station becoming "SS29". A new entrance opened on the west side of the station on 20 February 2016, providing easier access for passengers transferring to and from

on the Tobu Tojo Line. From this date, the original main entrance became the "East Entrance".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 18th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 53,230 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Station building

* Pepe department store * Kawagoe Prince Hotel

Stations

(

) *

(

/JR

)

Civic/culture

* Kawagoe City Office * Kawagoe City Museum * Kawagoe City Art Gallery *

Kita-in is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its main hall, which was part of the original Edo Castle, and the statues of 540 Rakan, disciples of the Buddha. It is also known informally as ...

Temple * Hikawa Shrine * Renkeiji Temple

Education

* Saitama Prefectural Girls' High School * Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School * Yamamura Gakuen High School * Hoshino Gakuen High School & Junior High School * Kawagoe Technical High School

Other

Bus services

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station. *

Haneda Airport , officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...

, operated by

Airport Transport Service is an airport bus operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is based at the Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT) in Chūō, Tokyo.

(''Limousine Bus'') and Seibu Bus *

Tokyo Disney Resort The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company under a licence from The Walt Disney Company, who constru ...

, operated jointly by Tokyo Bay City Bus and Tobu Bus West

References

External links

Hon-Kawagoe Station information
(Seibu Railway) {{Seibu Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1895 Stations of Seibu Railway Railway stations in Kawagoe, Saitama