Kumagaya Station


Kumagaya Station is a railway station in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company and the private railway operator Chichibu Railway.

Lines

Kumagaya Station is served by the JR East Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed shinkansen lines from, the Takasaki Line to. It is located 64.7 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also served by the privately operated Chichibu Main Line from to. It is located 14.9 km from Hanyū on the Chichibu Main Line.

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station consists of two ground-level island platforms, serving four tracks for the Takasaki Line, with an elevated station building above the platforms. Shinkansen services are provided by one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, located above the station building. The station has a “Midori no Madoguchi” staffed ticket office.

Chichibu Railway

The Chichibu Railway Station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station on the Takasaki Line opened on July 28, 1883. The Chichibu Line platforms opened on October 7, 1901. The Jōetsu Shinkansen platforms opened on November 15, 1982. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East portion of Kumagaya Station was used by an average of 34,332 passengers daily.

Surrounding area