is a
railway station
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in the city of
Shimotsuke, Tochigi
250px, Reconstructed portion of Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 60,274 in 24,654 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the c ...
, Japan, operated by the
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 are ...
(JR East).
Lines
Koganei Station is served by the
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 ...
(
Tohoku Main Line), and is 88.1 km from the starting point of the line at . Through services to and from the
Tokaido Line and
Yokosuka Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the 23.9 km segment between and ...
are also provided via the
Shonan-Shinjuku Line and
Ueno-Tokyo Line.
Station layout
This station has an elevated station building, located above two
island platform
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s serving four tracks. The station has a Reserved seat ticket vending machine.
Platforms
History
Koganei Station opened on 25 March 1893.
During
World War II
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, Koganei Station was strafed by American fighter aircraft on 28 July 1945, killing some 30 civilians on a Tohoku Main Line train stopped at the station. A monument describing the event exists at the west exit of the station.
[ Shimotsuke city official home page ] With the privatization of JNR 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 4136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*Former Kokubunji town hall
*Shimotsuke Koganei Post Office
References
External links
JR East station information
{{Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
Tōhoku Main Line
Utsunomiya Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1893
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Shimotsuke, Tochigi