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 Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

located in the city of

Honjō, Saitama 260px, Honjō Matsuri is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,900 in 35,026 households and a population density of 870 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Honjō i ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...

(JR East).

Lines

Kodama Station is served by 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 Hachi ...

between and and is located 75.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed from march 2021.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 July 1931. A new station building was completed in December 2015..

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 356 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Saitama Prefectural Kodama High School * Kodama Post Office * Former Kodama Town Hall

References

External links

JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kodama Station Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Hachikō Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Honjō, Saitama