:Matoba Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Matoba Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 的場駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Matoba-Station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Matoba Station entrance in February 2010
| other_name =
| address = 1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1102
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|55|3.50|N|139|26|9.84|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{colorbull|Seagreen}} Kawagoe Line
| distance = 4.8 km from {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1446}}
| opened = 22 July 1940
| electrified =
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 3,021 (daily, boarding only)
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Matoba Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Kawagoe Komagawa|left=Kasahata|right=Nishi-Kawagoe}}
}}
File:JREast-Kawagoe-line-Matoba-station-platform.jpg
{{nihongo|Matoba Station|的場駅|Matoba-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between {{STN|Kawagoe|x}} and {{STN|Komagawa|x}}, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |script-title=ja: 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = February 2011 | location = Japan | page = 29/44| isbn = 978-4-06-270071-9}} Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from {{STN|Hachiōji|x}} on the Hachikō Line.JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line. The station is staffed.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Kawagoe Line|col=Seagreen|dir=for {{STN|Komagawa|x}} and {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Kawagoe Line|col=Seagreen|dir=for {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}}}
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 446| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.{{cite web|url= http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/www/contents/1165453979619/|script-title= ja:高速バス|trans-title= Express bus services|year= 2009|publisher= City of Kawagoe|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20131120134107/http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/www/contents/1165453979619/|archivedate= 20 November 2013|accessdate= 20 November 2013|url-status= dead}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1446 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kawagoe Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company