Kawama Station
TD13 Kawama Station 川間駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance to Kawama Station in May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 832 Ozaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 270-0235 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′44″N 139°50′03″E / 35.9790°N 139.8341°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Urban Park Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.9 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TD-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 17,328 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kawama Station (川間駅, Kawama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-13".
Lines
[edit]Kawama Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture and lies 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya |
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The north entrance in May 2013 -
The station platform in May 2013
History
[edit]Kawama Station opened on October 1, 1930.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Kiwama Station becoming "TD-13".[2]
From 1 April 2014, the Tobu Noda Line was rebranded the Tobu Urban Park Line (東武アーバンパークライン).[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 17,328 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2010 | 18,247[5] |
| 2011 | 18,058[6] |
| 2012 | 18,067[7] |
| 2013 | 17,982[8] |
| 2014 | 17,322[9] |
| 2015 | 17,310[10] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kiwama Post Office
- Nodashi Mame Bus
- Asahi Bus
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The station forecourt on the north side in March 2007 -
The south side of the station in March 2007
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ ２０１４年４月１日（火）より東武野田線に路線愛称名「東武アーバンパークライン」を導入します！ [Tobu Noda Line to be nicknamed "Tobu Urban Park Line" from 1 April 2014] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
External links
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Media related to Kawama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)