:Musashi-Takahagi Station
{{short description|Railway station in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Musashi-Takahagi Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 武蔵高萩駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Kawagoe-Line Musashi-Takahagi Station South Exit.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Station south ("Sakura") entrance in November 2019
| other_name =
| address = 629 Takahagi, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1213
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|54|6.3504|N|139|22|17.22|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=title;inline}}
| line = {{colorbull|grey}} Kawagoe Line
| distance = 10.9 km from {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1531}}
| opened = 22 July 1940
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =3442 (daily, boarding only)
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Musashi-Takahagi Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Kawagoe Komagawa|left=Komagawa|right=Kasahata}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Musashi-Takahagi Station|武蔵高萩駅|Musashi-Takahagi-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1531|script-title=ja:各駅情報（武蔵高萩駅） |trans-title=Station Information: Musashi-Takahagi Station|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 27 July 2014}}
Lines
Musashi-Takahagi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between {{STN|Kawagoe|x}} and {{STN|Komagawa|x}}, and is located 10.9 km from Kawagoe.{{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
File:Musashi-Takahagi Station north entrance 20120803.JPG
File:JREast-Kawagoe-line-Musashi-takahagi-station-platform.jpg
The station has an elevated concourse connecting the north and south sides of the station. The tracks are at ground level, with a single island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single-track line. The station is staffed.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Kawagoe Line|col=grey|dir=for {{STN|Komagawa|x}}, {{STN|Haijima|x}}, and {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Kawagoe Line|col=grey|dir=for {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}}}
=Facilities and accessibility=
The station has escalator access to the platforms from the overhead concourse, and has universal access toilets.
History
The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Takahagi.{{cite book |title = 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}} On 1 June 1985, the village of Takahagi was merged to become part of the town of Hidaka. This was upgraded to become a city on 1 October 1991. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
A new elevated station building was opened on 19 February 2005.{{cite web|url= https://www2.city.hidaka.lg.jp/0502/shisei/eki/index.html|title= JR川越線武蔵高萩駅橋上化及び自由通路新設事業|trans-title= JR Kawagoe Line Musashi-Takahagi Station Rebuilding Project|publisher= Hidaka City|date= 1 April 2006|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316123833/https://www2.city.hidaka.lg.jp/0502/shisei/eki/index.html|archivedate= 16 March 2012|accessdate= 25 December 2010|url-status= dead}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3442 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}}
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|407}}
- Saitama Women's Junior College
- Hidaka High School
- Takahagi Junior High School
- Takahagi Kita Junior High School
- Takahagi Elementary School
- Takahagi Kita Elementary School
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1531 Musashi-Takahagi Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504081210/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/site/jre-station-guide2/jre-musashitakahagi.html Musashi-Takahagi Station information] (Saitama Prefectural Government) {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120316123833/https://www2.city.hidaka.lg.jp/0502/shisei/eki/index.html Hidaka City information on station rebuilding] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1940
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company