JK39 Kawaguchi Station 川口駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Sakaechō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0017 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′07″N139°43′03″E / 35.80194°N 139.71750°E /35.80194; 139.71750 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JKKeihin-Tōhoku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.8 km fromTokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 September 1910 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 84,197 | ||||||||||
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Kawaguchi Station (川口駅,Kawaguchi-eki) is a passengerrailway station located in the city ofKawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kawaguchi Station is served by theKeihin-Tōhoku Line, fromŌmiya inSaitama Prefecture toIsogo inKanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers fromTokyo.
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The station has oneisland platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has aMidori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | forUeno,Tokyo,Shinagawa,Yokohama, andNegishi Line forŌfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | forUrawa andŌmiya |
The station opened on 10 September 1910.[1]
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kawaguchi → Akabane was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84,197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 78,675[4] |
| 2005 | 76,610[5] |
| 2010 | 78,759[6] |
| 2015 | 82,325[7] |
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