:Kami-Kumagaya Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{CRSN|CR|10|50}}
Kami-Kumagaya Station
| native_name = 上熊谷駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kamikumagaya station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kami-Kumagaya Station building, January 2009
| other_name =
| address = 255–1 Miyamoto-chō, Kumagaya, Saitama-ken 360-0822
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|36|08|33|N|139|22|53|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline, title}}
| operator = 18px Chichibu Railway
| line = {{colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Chichibu Main Line
| distance = 15.8 km from {{STN|Hanyū|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/station/09_kamikuma.html}}
| opened = 1 April 1933
| closed =
| former = Kamakura-machi (1 April to 1 July 1933)
| passengers =898 daily
| pass_year = FY2018
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kami-Kumagaya Station
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Chichibu
|line=Chichibu Main|left=Ishiwara|right=Kumagaya|note-mid=Local|note-left={{CRSN|CR|11}}|note-right={{CRSN|CR|09}}}}
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{{nihongo|Kami-Kumagaya Station|上熊谷駅|Kami-Kumagaya-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.
Lines
Kami-Kumagaya Station is served by the single-track Chichibu Main Line from {{STN|Hanyū|x}} to {{STN|Mitsumineguchi|x}}, and is located 15.8 km from Hanyū.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = 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 = 192| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
The station was also served by the non-electrified 10.1 km single-track Tobu Kumagaya Line from Kumagaya to Menuma until it closed on 31 May 1983.{{cite magazine| title = 東武鉄道熊谷線と那須電気軌道|trans-title=Tobu Kumagaya Line and Nasu Tramway|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 50| issue = 590|pages=128–135| publisher = Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = June 2010}}
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of a single island platform serving one bidirectional track. The platform is situated between the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks and the JR Takasaki Line tracks, and the track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line still remains alongside the now fenced-off rear face of the platform.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |title = 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１０巻 上越・秩父エリア |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area | publisher = Kodansha | date = January 2011 | location = Japan |pages=27–83| isbn = 978-4-06-270070-2}}
File:Kami-Kumagaya Station 20111114 (1).jpg|Ticket office and entrance to platform
File:Kami-Kumagaya Station 20111114 (2).jpg|View of the platform and passenger crossing
File:Kami-Kumagaya Station 20111114 (3).jpg|View of the exit from the platform
File:Kami-Kumagaya Station 20111114 (4).jpg|View of the platform looking eastward toward Kumagaya
File:Kami-Kumagaya Station 20111114 (5).jpg|The disused track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line alongside the station platform
History
Kami-Kumagawa Station opened on 1 April 1933 as {{Nihongo|Kamakura-machi Station|鎌倉町駅}}. It was renamed Kami-Kumagaya from 1 July 1933.
The Tobu Kumagaya Line closed on 31 May 1983.
Passenger statistics
In the 2018 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 898 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0206/a310/a2019_08_unnyu.html|script-title=ja:8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
- Aeon Shopping Centre
- Yagihashi Department Store
- Yūkokuji Temple
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [https://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/station/09_kamikuma.html Kami-Kumagaya Station timetable] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130227063312/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/site/ctk-station-guide/ctk-kamikumagaya.html Kami-Kumagaya Station information] (Saitama Prefectural Government) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Chichibu Main Line}}
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Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933