SS20
Kumegawa Station

久米川駅
Kumegawa Station south entrance, March 2016
General information
Location2-3-1 Sakai-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0013
Japan
Coordinates35°44′58″N 139°28′22″E / 35.7495°N 139.4729°E / 35.7495; 139.4729
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Shinjuku Line
Distance24.6 km from Seibu-Shinjuku
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeSS20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 April 1927
Passengers
FY201932,638
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Higashi-Murayama
SS21
towards Hon-Kawagoe
 Shinjuku Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
 Kodaira
SS19
towards Seibu-Shinjuku
Location
Kumegawa Station is located in Tokyo
Kumegawa Station
Kumegawa Station
Location within Tokyo
Kumegawa Station is located in Japan
Kumegawa Station
Kumegawa Station
Kumegawa Station (Japan)

Kumegawa Station (久米川, Kumegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Kumegawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. From Kumegawa, it takes 28–40 minutes to travel the 24.6 km to the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus in central Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

The tracks at Kumegawa run east to west and there two opposed side platforms, serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tokorozawa and Hon-Kawagoe
2  Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Takadanobaba, and Seibu Shinjuku

History

The station opened on 16 April 1927.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kumegawa Station becoming "SS20".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was the 31st busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 32,638 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 32,875[5]
2010 32,767[6]
2015 32,195[7]

Surrounding area

Bus stops are located at the south exit to the station, along with numerous restaurants and a Seiyu department store. The north side of the station is currently under redevelopment and is due to be officially opened in March 2009, although part of this, a new underground cycle park, previously opened on 1 June 2009.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Timetable information
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Higashimurayama City Council

External links

Media related to Kumegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Seibu Shinjuku Line
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