:Hon-Kawagoe Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name ={{SBSN|SS|29|size=50}}
Hon-Kawagoe Station
| native_name = 本川越駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Honkawagoe Station - Nov 15 2020.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = The east side of Hon-Kawagoe Station in November 2020
| other_name =
| address = 1-22 Shintomi-chō, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0043
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.91376389|139.4811833|format=dms|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Shinjuku Line
| distance = 47.5 km (30 miles) from {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus terminal
- Kawagoeshi Station (Tōbu Tōjō Line)
}}
| structure =
| code = SS29
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/hon-kawagoe/}}
| opened = 21 March 1895
| closed =
| former = Kawagoe (until 1940)
| passengers = 53,230 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture
| map_dot_label = Hon-Kawagoe Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations
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|line4=Shinjuku|note-mid4={{SLL|Commuter Express|c=gold|t=#000}}|right4=Sayamashi|note-right4={{SBSN|SS|26|size=25}}
|line5=Shinjuku|note-mid5={{SLL|Express|c=darkorange|t=#000}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=mediumaquamarine|t=#000}}{{SLL|Local|c=gray|t=#FFF}}|right5=Minami-Ōtsuka|note-right5={{SBSN|SS|28|size=30}}
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{{nihongo|Hon-Kawagoe Station|本川越駅|Honkawagoe-eki}} is a passenger railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. This is one of three main stations of the city; the other two are Kawagoe Station and Kawagoeshi Station.
Lines
Hon-Kawagoe Station is the terminus of the 47.5 km (30 mile) Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
The station is approximately 5 minutes' walk from Kawagoeshi Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, and 15 minutes' walk from Kawagoe Station on the JR Kawagoe Line and Tōbu Tōjō Line.
File:Rail Tracks map Seibu Hon-Kawagoe Station.svg|Track diagram
Station layout
The station has three terminating tracks situated at ground level. The main ticket barriers are located on the ground floor level, with additional ticket barriers on the second floor providing direct access to the adjoining Pepe department store.
File:Hon-Kawagoe Station west 20160223.JPG|The west side of the station in February 2016
File:Hon-Kawagoe Station east entrance 20160223.JPG|The east entrance in February 2016
File:Hon-Kawagoe Station ticket barriers 20160223.JPG|The ground-floor ticket barriers in February 2016
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}}, {{STN|Takadanobaba|x}} and {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=3|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=18px|dir=Arrivals only}}
{{jpf|pfn=4|first=3|name=Seibu Shinjuku Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}}, {{STN|Takadanobaba|x}} and {{STN|Seibu-Shinjuku|x}}}}
Platforms 2 and 3 share the same track. "Koedo" Limited Express trains stop on Platform 2.
File:HonkawagoeStation.JPG|The view from the end of the platforms
History
The station opened as Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Railway on March 21, 1895.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 202| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} The station name was changed to the present name on July 22, 1940, following the opening of Kawagoe Station on the Kawagoe Line of Japanese Government Railways.Seibu Railway [http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/kouhou/youran/2007PDF/2007_34.PDF Kaisha Yōran (2007)]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, p. 114 {{in lang|ja}}. On October 20, 2012 the station acquired the secondary name {{nihongo||時の鐘と蔵のまち|Toki no Kane to Kura no Machi}} in order to encourage more tourists to visit the area. The name is a reference to the nearby 19th-century clock tower and storehouses.{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2012/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/10/16/20121016fukuekimei.pdf|script-title= ja:本川越駅に副駅名「時の鐘と蔵のまち」を表示します！|trans-title= An additional secondary name "Toki no Kane to Kura no Machi" will be displayed at Hon-Kawagoe Station|date= October 16, 2012|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 18 July 2014|archive-date= 15 February 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130215103600/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2012/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/10/16/20121016fukuekimei.pdf|url-status= dead}}
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Hon-Kawagoe Station becoming "SS29".{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archivedate= 24 September 2015}}
A new entrance opened on the west side of the station on 20 February 2016, providing easier access for passengers transferring to and from Kawagoeshi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line. From this date, the original main entrance became the "East Entrance".{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/post_442.html |script-title=ja: 本川越駅の西口を供用開始 |trans-title= Hon-Kawagoe Station west entrance to come into use|date= 16 February 2016|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 16 February 2016}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 18th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 53,230 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
=Station building=
- Pepe department store
- Kawagoe Prince Hotel
=Stations=
=Civic/culture=
- Kawagoe City Office
- Kawagoe City Museum
- Kawagoe City Art Gallery
- Kita-in Temple
- Hikawa Shrine
- Renkeiji Temple
=Education=
- Saitama Prefectural Girls' High School
- Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School
- Yamamura Gakuen High School
- Hoshino Gakuen High School & Junior High School
- Kawagoe Technical High School[http://www.kawagoe-th.spec.ed.jp/ Kawagoe Technical High School] {{in lang|ja}}
=Other=
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|254}}
Bus services
The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.
- Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus){{cite web |url= http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/area/haneda/kawagoe.html|script-title=ja:本川越駅・川越駅⇔羽田空港|trans-title= Hon-Kawagoe/Kawagoe - Haneda Airport|date= |work= Airport Limousine|publisher= Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 22 July 2012}} and Seibu Bus{{cite web |url= http://www.seibubus.co.jp/airport/index.html|script-title=ja:西武 空港連絡バス|trans-title= Seibu Airport Bus Links|publisher= Seibu Bus Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 23 November 2012}}
- Tokyo Disney Resort, operated jointly by Tokyo Bay City Bus and Tobu Bus West{{cite web|url=http://www.baycity-bus.co.jp/kouso/kawagoe.html |script-title=ja:小江戸川越～東京ディズニーリゾート・新浦安線 |trans-title=Koedo Kawagoe to Tokyo Disney Resort & Shin-Urayasu |date=April 2013 |publisher=Tokyo Bay City Bus |location=Japan |language=Japanese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105030509/http://www.baycity-bus.co.jp/kouso/kawagoe.html |archivedate=5 January 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/station/hon-kawagoe/ Hon-Kawagoe Station information] (Seibu Railway) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Shinjuku Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1895