Koganei Station

Koganei Station

小金井駅
East entrance, February 2019
General information
LocationKoganei, Shimotsuke-shi,Tochigi-ken 329-0414
Japan
Coordinates36°22′27″N 139°50′32″E / 36.3743°N 139.8421°E / 36.3743; 139.8421
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance88.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=677
History
Opened25 March 1893
Passengers
FY20223351
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Oyama
towards Tokyo
 Utsunomiya Line
Local
 Jichi Medical University
towards Kuroiso
Oyama
One-way operation
 Utsunomiya Line
Rapid Rabbit
 Jichi Medical University
towards Utsunomiya
Oyama
towards Zushi
 Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Local
Location
Koganei Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Koganei Station
Koganei Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Koganei Station is located in Japan
Koganei Station
Koganei Station
Koganei Station (Japan)

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

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 Reserved seat ticket vending machine.

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)

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 4,039[4]
2005 3,947[5]
2010 3,988[6]
2015 3,962[7]

Surrounding area

  • Former Kokubunji town hall
  • Shimotsuke Koganei Post Office

References

  1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 394. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ ["下野市 - 平和のおもいを次世代へつなぐ「平和の礎」追悼". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-22. Shimotsuke city official home page (in Japanese)
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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