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is a passenger

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on the

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 , ...

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, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Kasahata Station is served by the

between and , and is located 7.7 km from Kawagoe. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from on the

Hachikō Line The Hachikō Line is a 92.0 km (57.2 mi) regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It connects Hachiōji Station in Hachiō ...

.JR Timetable, December 2010 issue

Station layout

The station has one

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serving a single bidirectional track. The station building is adjacent to the south side of the track. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940. With the

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2933 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Chikōzan Park *

Kasumigaseki Country Club is a private golf course in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. It opened on October 6, 1929, and was the first golf course in Saitama. It has hosted a number of professional and major amateur tournaments: *World Cup (men's golf), Canada Cup – 1957 *Ja ...

, a planned venue for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

* Bunri University of Hospitality * Kawagoe Nishi High SchoolKawagoe Nishi High School website
Retrieved 11 September 2013. * Shūmei High School * Kasumigaseki Nishi Junior High School

References

External links

Kasahata Station information
(JR East)

(Saitama Prefectural Government) {{Kawagoe Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1940 Kawagoe Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Kawagoe, Saitama