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 prep ...
located in the city of
Kuki, Saitama
260px, Gongendō Park
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 152,569 in 67,339 households and a population density of 1900 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kuki is loc ...
, Japan, operated jointly by
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and 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
Tōbu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second long ...
.
Lines
Kuki Station is served by the
Tōbu Isesaki Line
The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asaku ...
, and is 47.7 km from the starting point of the Isesaki Line at . It is also a station on the JR East
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fuku ...
(
Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line ( ja, 宇都宮線, ) is the name given to a 163.5 kilometer section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Compan ...
) and is 48.9 km from the starting point of that line at
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...
.
Station layout
JR East
The JR East portion of the station has one ground-level
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
and one ground-level
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 platform ...
serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a “
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
” staffed ticket office.
Platforms
Tobu
The Tōbu Station consists of two island platform serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
History
The JR East Tōhoku Line (Utsunomiya Line) station opened on 16 July 1885. The Tōbu station opened on 27 August 1899.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kuki Station becoming "TI-02".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 51,656 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
.The JR portion of the station was used by an average of 35,347 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to ...
References
External links
Kuki Station information(Tobu)
JR East Station Information
{{Tobu Isesaki Line
Tōhoku Main Line
Tobu Isesaki Line
Utsunomiya Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Stations of Tobu Railway
Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899
Kuki, Saitama