is a
joint-use railway station located in the town of
Ogawa, Saitama
is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 28,971 in 12,989 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Ogawa is located in central Saitama Prefec ...
, Japan, operated jointly 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) and the
private
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Music
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Tōbu Railway Company.
The station premises are managed by
Tobu 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 longes ...
.
Lines
Ogawamachi 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 Hachiō ...
between and , and also by 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 ...
from in Tokyo. It is located 64.1 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line Ikebukuro terminus.
Station layout
The Tōbu side of the station consists of two
island platform
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s serving four tracks. The JR East side of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track Hachikō Line. Two storage tracks lie between the Tobu and JR East platforms.
The Tobu station has a season ticket sales office.
[Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016]
Platforms
History
The Tōbu station opened on 5 November 1923,
while what is now the JR station opened on 24 March 1934.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Ogawamachi Station becoming "TJ-33".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 9,449 passengers daily.
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*Ogawamachi Town Hall
*Ogawamachi Post Office
*Saitama Prefectural Ogawa High School
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See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
JR East station information
{{Tōbu Tōjō Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Stations of Tobu Railway
Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Tobu Tojo Main Line
Hachikō Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923
Ogawa, Saitama