Takezawa Station

Takezawa Station
竹沢駅

The station entrance in May 2008
Location 719 Suguro, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0336
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachikō Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=952
History
Opened 6 October 1934
Rebuilt 2008
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 31 daily
Location
Takezawa Station
Location within Japan

Takezawa Station (竹沢駅 Takezawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hachikō Line in Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Takezawa Station is served by the unelectrified Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and is located 56.3 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Hachiōji.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the south side[2] and the platforms are connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1  Hachikō Line for Yorii and Takasaki
2  Hachikō Line for Ogawamachi and Komagawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hachikō Line
Ogawamachi   Local   Orihara

History

The previous station building in May 2006

The station opened on 6 October 1934.[1] The station building was rebuilt in 2008.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 31 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Takezawa Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 49. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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Coordinates: 36°04′33″N 139°13′49″E / 36.0757°N 139.2302°E / 36.0757; 139.2302

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