Kagemori Station
Kagemori Station (影森駅, Kagemori-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.[1]
Kagemori Station 影森駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kagemori Station, August 2012 | |
| Location | 71-4 Kami-kagemori, Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken 369-1872 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°58′19.65″N 139°4′5.28″E |
| Operated by |  Chichibu Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Chichibu Main Line |
| Distance | 62.4 km from Hanyū |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 March 1930 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2018 | 494 daily |
| Location | |
  Kagemori Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Kagemori Station Kagemori Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Kagemori Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 62.4 km from Hanyū.[1]It is also served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line.[2]
Station layout
The station is staffed and consists of a single island platforms serving two bidirectional tracks. Storage tracks alongside platform 1 are used to stable rolling stock and also for freight trains arriving and departing on the private spur line to the Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Minowa Mine approximately 1 km south of the station.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Mitsumineguchi |
| 2 | ■ Chichibu Main Line | for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū |
| ■ Seibu Chichibu Line | for Seibu-Chichibu, Hannō, and Ikebukuro |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichibu Main Line | ||||
| Ohanabatake | Chichibuji | Mitsumineguchi | ||
| Ohanabatake | Local | Urayamaguchi | ||
| Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Seibu Chichibu Line | ||||
| Seibu-Chichibu | Urayamaguchi | |||
History
Kagemori Station opened on 27 September 1917.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 494 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Arakawa River
National Route 140- Chichibu Kagemori Junior High School
- Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Minowa Mine
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 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 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 28/87. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.
- 8-1 鉄道による駅別旅客及び貨物輸送状況 (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Kagemori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kagemori Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
- Kagemori Station timetable (in Japanese)