Yoshikawa Station (Saitama)

Railway station in Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

35°52′35.7348″N 139°50′37.37″E / 35.876593000°N 139.8437139°E / 35.876593000; 139.8437139Operated by JR EastLine(s)JM Musashino LineDistance48.2 km from FuchūhommachiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJM20WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1973PassengersFY201917,186 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Koshigaya-Laketown
JM21
towards Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Yoshikawaminami
JM19
towards Kaihimmakuhari
Koshigaya-Laketown
JM21
 Musashino Line Yoshikawaminami
JM19
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Yoshikawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Yoshikawa Station is located in Japan
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station
Yoshikawa Station (Japan)
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Yoshikawa Station (吉川駅, Yoshikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Yoshikawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line. It is located 48.2 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station and 77.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Koshigaya, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

The north side of the station in September 2008
  • Yoshikawa Police Station
  • Yoshikawa City Office
  • Saitama Yoshikawa High School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（吉川駅） [Yoshikawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Yoshikawa Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)