Kagohara Station

36°10′27″N 139°19′49″E / 36.1743°N 139.3304°E / 36.1743; 139.3304Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Takasaki LineDistance41.0 km from ŌmiyaPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 December 1909PassengersFY201914,920 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Fukaya towards Maebashi		Takasaki Line Rapid Urban Local		Kumagaya towards Tokyo
Fukaya towards Takasaki		Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid		Kumagaya towards Odawara
Fukaya towards Maebashi		Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid

Location
Kagohara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Kagohara Station Kagohara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kagohara Station (籠原駅, Kagohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Niibori neighborhood of the city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kagohara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line. It is 41.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

The station has two island platform serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaidō Line)
3,4	■ Takasaki Line	for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi

• Platforms 2 and 4 serve as side tracks for terminating trains.

History

Kagohara Station opened on 16 December 1909. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• JASDF Kumagaya Airbase
• Kumagaya Industrial Park
• Kumagaya-Nishi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kagohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Kagohara Station