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

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(JR East) and the

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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

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The Tōbu side of the station consists of two

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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 *

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