Minami-Koshigaya Station

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Minami-Koshigaya Station
南越谷駅
File:Minami-koshigaya sta South.JPG
Minami-Koshigaya Station south entrance, September 2009
Location 1 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県越谷市南越谷1丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s) Musashino Line
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  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code     
History
Opened 1973
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 70,976 daily

Minami-Koshigaya Station (南越谷駅 Minami-Koshigaya-eki?) 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 Fuchū-Hommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is also located adjacent to Shin-Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line. It is located 43.5 kilometers from Fuchū-Hommachi Station.

Station layout

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Entrance and ticket barriers, January 2012

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

Platforms

File:Minami-Koshigaya platforms 20120118.JPG
View of the platforms looking west (toward Shin-Matsudo) from platform 2, January 2012
1  Musashino Line for Minami-Urawa, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchū-Hommachi
2  Musashino Line for Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Musashino Line
Higashi-Kawaguchi - Koshigaya-Laketown

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1] The adjacent Shin-Koshigaya Station opened on 23 July 1974, providing an interchange with the Tōbu 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 year Daily average
2000 57,535[5]
2001 58,500[6]
2002 59,106[7]
2003 60,341[8]
2004 60,864[9]
2005 60,712[10]
2006 61,161[11]
2007 62,446[12]
2008 64,636[13]
2009 65,382[14]
2010 65,740[15]
2011 67,114[16]
2012 68,656[17]
2013 70,818[18]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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