Koganei Station


Koganei Station is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Koganei Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line, and is 88.1 km from the starting point of the line at. Through services to and from the Tokaido Line and Yokosuka Line are also provided via the Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building, located above two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Koganei Station opened on 25 March 1893. During World War II, Koganei Station was strafed by American fighter aircraft on 28 July 1945, killing some 30 civilians on a Tohoku Main Line train stopped at the station. A monument describing the event exists at the west exit of the station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 3,879 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
20004,039
20053,947
20103,988
20143,911

Surrounding area