Kawaguchi-motogō Station

Kawaguchi-motogō Station (川口元郷駅, Kawaguchi-motogō-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

SR20
Kawaguchi-motogō Station

川口元郷駅
The no.2 entrance in May 2023
General information
Location1-2-15 Motogō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0011
Japan
Coordinates35°48′01″N 139°43′49″E / 35.8004°N 139.7303°E / 35.8004; 139.7303
Operated by Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)     Saitama Railway Line
Distance2.4 km (1.5 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Other information
Station code  SR20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 2001; 23 years ago (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY201910,672 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station
Akabane-iwabuchi
SR19
Terminus
Saitama Railway Line Minami-hatogaya
SR21
towards Urawa-misono
Location
Kawaguchi-motogō Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kawaguchi-motogō Station is located in Japan
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station (Japan)
Kawaguchi-motogō Station platforms in 4 December 2022

Lines

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Kawaguchi-motogō Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout

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The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.

Platforms

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1  Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono
2  Saitama Rapid Railway Line

Facilities and accessibility

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The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History

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Kawaguchi-motogō Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,672 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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