Koganei Station

Koganei Station (小金井駅, Koganei-eki) is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Koganei Station

小金井駅
East entrance, December 2006
LocationKogane, Shimotsuke, Tochigi
（栃木県下野市小金井）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1893
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)3,911 daily[1]

Lines

Koganei Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 88.1 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. 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
1,2 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, Kuroiso
3,4 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Utsunomiya Line
Oyama   Commuter Rapid   Jichi Medical University
Oyama   Rapid Rabbit   Jichi Medical University
Oyama   Local & Rapid Acty   Jichi Medical University
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Oyama   Rapid   Jichi Medical University
Oyama   Local   Jichi Medical University

History

Koganei Station opened on 25 March 1893.[2] 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.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 3,879 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20004,039[5]
20053,947[6]
20103,988[7]
20143,911[1]

Surrounding area
  • Former Kokubunji town hall
  • Shimotsuke Koganei Post Office

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 394. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ["Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Shimotsuke city official home page (in Japanese)
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

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