TJ33
Ogawamachi Station

小川町駅
The station entrance in September 2020
General information
LocationŌtsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0328
Japan
Coordinates36°03′32″N 139°15′39″E / 36.058892°N 139.260807°E / 36.058892; 139.260807
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance52.8 km from Hachiōji
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks8[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTJ-33 (Tobu)
WebsiteOfficial website (Tobu)
History
Opened5 November 1923
Passengers
FY20199449 daily(Tobu); 599 daily (JR East)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takezawa
towards Takasaki
 Hachikō Line
 Myōkaku
towards Komagawa
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Terminus TJ Liner Musashi-Ranzan
TJ32
towards Ikebukuro
Kawagoe
F Liner Musashi-Ranzan
TJ32
towards Motomachi-Chūkagai
Tojo Line
Rapid Express
Express
Semi Express
Local
 Musashi-Ranzan
TJ32
towards Ikebukuro
Tōbu-Takezawa
TJ34
towards Yorii
 Tojo Line Terminus
Location
Ogawamachi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Ogawamachi Station
Ogawamachi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Ogawamachi Station is located in Japan
Ogawamachi Station
Ogawamachi Station
Ogawamachi Station (Japan)

Ogawamachi Station (小川町駅, Ogawamachi-eki) is a joint-use railway station located in the town of Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private Tōbu Railway Company.[2][3] The station premises are managed by Tobu Railway.

Lines

Ogawamachi Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and also by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. It is located 64.1 km (39.8 mi) from the Tōbu Tōjō Line Ikebukuro terminus.[4] All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Rapid, Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Local trains per hour operating between Yorii and Shinrin-kōen.[5] During weekends and holidays, three trains, including two F Liner trains, run via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, and Minatomirai Line to Motomachi-Chūkagai.

Station layout

View of the station showing Tōbu platforms on right and JR East platforms on left, September 2020

The Tōbu side of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The JR East side of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track Hachikō Line. Two storage tracks lie between the Tobu and JR East platforms.

The Tobu station has a season ticket sales office.[6]

Platforms

1 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shinrin-kōen, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
 TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
3 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
4 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shinrin-kōen, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
 TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
7 ■ Hachikō Line for Yorii and Takasaki
8 ■ Hachikō Line for Ogose and Komagawa

History

Ogawamachi Station shortly after opening in 1923

The Tōbu station opened on 5 November 1923,[3][4] while what is now the JR station opened on 24 March 1934.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Ogawamachi Station becoming "TJ-33".[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 9,449 passengers daily.[8] In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9]

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 638[10]
2005 616[11]
2010 661[12]
2015 644[13]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Two tracks are not served by any platforms and act as sidings.
  2. ^ a b "Ogawamachi Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Ogawamachi Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  5. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
  6. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  7. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  8. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  11. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  12. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  13. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links

Media related to Ogawamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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Stations of the Tobu Tojo Line
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