Kagohara Station

Kagohara Station 籠原駅
South entrance of Kagohara Station, 2020
General information
Location	713 Niibori, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken 360-0841 Japan
Coordinates	36.1743°N 139.3304°E / 36.1743; 139.3304
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	41.0 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 December 1909
Passengers
FY2019	14,920 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fukaya towards Takasaki Takasaki Line Rapid Urban Kumagaya One-way operation Fukaya towards Maebashi Takasaki Line Local Kumagaya towards Tokyo Fukaya towards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid Kumagaya towards Odawara Fukaya towards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid
Location Kagohara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kagohara Station Kagohara Station (Japan)

North exit, 2020

Station platforms, tracks, and trains, 2020

Kagohara Station (籠原駅, Kagohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Niibori neighborhood of the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kagohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line. It is 41.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaidō Line)
3,4	■ Takasaki Line	for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi

• Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.

History

Kagohara Station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• JASDF Kumagaya Airbase
• Kumagaya Industrial Park
• Kumagaya-Nishi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kagohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Kagohara Station