is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of

Kumagaya, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kumagaya is one of the large ...

, Japan, operated jointly by

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(JR East) and the

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operator

Chichibu Railway The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (� ...

Lines

Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East

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and

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high-speed

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lines from , the

Takasaki Line The Takasaki Line ( ja, 高崎線, ) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ...

to . It is located 64.7 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also served by the privately operated

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from to . It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station consists of two ground-level

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s, serving four tracks for the Takasaki Line, with an elevated station building above the platforms. Shinkansen services are provided by one

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and one island platform serving three tracks, located above the station building. The station has a “

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” staffed ticket office.

Chichibu Railway

The Chichibu Railway Station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms

History

The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901. The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the

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on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East portion of Kumagaya Station was used by an average of 30,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In fiscal 2018, the Chichibu Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 10,927 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Kumagaya City Office * Kumagaya General Hospital *

References

External links

JR East station information

{{Chichibu Main Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1883 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Kumagaya Takasaki Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line