Minami-Koshigaya Station

JM22
Minami-Koshigaya Station
南越谷駅
Minami-Koshigaya Station south entrance in September 2009
Location 1 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0845
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) JM Musashino Line
Distance 43.5 km from Fuchūhommachi
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
Other information
Station code      JM22
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 April 1973
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 70,876 daily
Location
Minami-Koshigaya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Minami-Koshigaya Station (南越谷駅, Minami-Koshigaya-eki, lit. "South Koshigaya Station") is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Minami-Koshigaya Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and lies 43.5 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station. It is also located adjacent to Shin-Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line.

Station layout

The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

View of the platforms looking east (toward Nishi-Funabashi) from platform 2 in January 2012
1 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Urawa, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Musashino Line JM22
Minami-Urawa JM25 Holiday Rapid Kamakura Terminus
Higashi-Kawaguchi JM23   Shimōsa   Koshigaya-Laketown JM21
Higashi-Kawaguchi JM23 Local Koshigaya-Laketown JM21

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1] The adjacent Shin-Koshigaya Station opened on 23 July 1974, providing an interchange with the Tobu Isesaki Line (now Tobu Skytree Line).[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 70,876 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 61st-busiest station operated by JR East.[4] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200057,535[5]
200158,500[6]
200259,106[7]
200360,341[8]
200460,864[9]
200560,712[10]
200661,161[11]
200762,446[12]
200864,636[13]
200965,382[14]
201065,740[15]
201167,114[16]
201268,656[17]
201370,818[18]
201470,876[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 各駅情報（南越谷駅） [Station Information (Minami-Koshigaya Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１２巻　東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
  3. ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  4. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  9. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  10. ↑ 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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  11. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  12. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  13. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  14. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  15. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  16. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  17. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  18. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

Coordinates: 35°52′33.9528″N 139°47′25.76″E / 35.876098000°N 139.7904889°E / 35.876098000; 139.7904889

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