Kagawa Station (Kanagawa)

Railway station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
35°21′23.4″N 139°23′59.2″E / 35.356500°N 139.399778°E / 35.356500; 139.399778Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Sagami Line Distance3.4 km from Chigasaki.Platforms1 side platformConnections
Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedSeptember 28, 1921PassengersFY20195,709 daily (boarding passengers) Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Samukawa
towards Hachiōji
 Sagami Line Kita-Chigasaki
towards Chigasaki
Location
Kagawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kagawa Station
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Kagawa Station is located in Japan
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Kagawa Station building in 2023

Kagawa Station (香川駅, Kagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kagawa Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

History

Kagawa Station was opened on September 28, 1921, as a station the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 4,140[2]
2010 4,781[3]
2015 5,080[4]

Surrounding area

  • Chigasaki City Hall Kagawa Branch Office
  • Kayagasaki Satoyama Park
  • Chigasaki New Hokuryo Hospital
  • Nagaoka Hospital
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Chigasaki Hokuryo High School
  • Bunkyo University Shonan Campus

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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