Minami-Koshigaya Station

Railway station in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station codeJM22WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1973PassengersFY201975,390 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Kawaguchi
JM23
towards Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Koshigaya-Laketown
JM21
towards Kaihimmakuhari
Higashi-Kawaguchi
JM23
 Musashino Line Koshigaya-Laketown
JM21
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Minami-Koshigaya Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Minami-Koshigaya Station
Minami-Koshigaya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016

Minami-Koshigaya Station (南越谷駅, Minami-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Minami-Koshigaya Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and lies 43.5 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station. It is also located adjacent to Shin-Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

View of the platforms looking east (toward Nishi-Funabashi) from platform 2 in January 2012
1 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Urawa, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1] The adjacent Shin-Koshigaya Station opened on 23 July 1974, providing an interchange with the Tōbu Isesaki Line (now Tōbu Skytree Line).[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 75,390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 57,535[5]
2005 60,712[6]
2010 65,740[7]
2015 73,285[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 各駅情報（南越谷駅） [Station Information (Minami-Koshigaya Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１２巻　東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
  3. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Minami-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)