Kami-Kumagaya Station

Kami-Kumagaya Station (上熊谷駅, Kami-Kumagaya-eki) is a railway station on the Chichibu Main Line in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Kami-Kumagaya Station

上熊谷駅
Kami-Kumagaya Station building, March 2006
Location255–1 Miyamoto-chō, Kumagaya, Saitama
（熊谷市宮本町255-1）
Japan
Operated byChichibu Railway
Line(s)■ Chichibu Main Line
Distance15.8 km from Hanyū
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
History
Opened1 April 1933
Previous namesKamakura-machi (1 April to 1 July 1933)
Passengers
FY2000868 daily
Location
Kami-Kumagaya Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Kami-Kumagaya Station is served by the single-track Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū to Mitsumineguchi, and is located 15.8 km from Hanyū.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

  • Ticket office and entrance to platform
  • View of the platform and passenger crossing
  • View of the exit from the platform
  • View of the platform looking eastward toward Kumagaya
  • The disused track of the former Tobu Kumagaya Line alongside the station platform

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Chichibu Main Line
Paleo Express: Does not stop at this station
Chichibuji: Does not stop at this station
Kumagaya Local Ishiwara

History

Kami-Kumagawa Station opened on 1 April 1933 as Kamakura-machi Station (鎌倉町駅). It was renamed Kami-Kumagaya from 1 July 1933.[1]

The Tobu Kumagaya Line closed on 31 May 1983.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 868 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Aeon Shopping Centre
  • Yagihashi Department Store
  • Yūkokuji Temple

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. "東武鉄道熊谷線と那須電気軌道" [Tobu Kumagaya Line and Nasu Tramway]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50 no. 590. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. June 2010. pp. 128–135.
  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. pp. 27–83. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2.

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