Kawaguchi Station
Kawaguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
Lines
Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, from in Saitama Prefecture to in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located 14.5 kilometers from Ōmiya and 15.8 kilometers from.Station layout
The station has one island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a View Plaza travel agency.History
The station opened on 10 September 1910.Passenger statistics
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kawaguchi → Akabane was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84,197 passengers daily. The daily average passenger figures in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| 2000 | 78,675 |
| 2005 | 76,610 |
| 2010 | 78,759 |
| 2015 | 82,325 |
Surrounding area
East side
- Kawaguchi City Office
- Kawaguchi Shrine
- Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
- Kawaguchi Motogō Station
- Ario Kawaguchi shopping centre
- Atlia municipal art gallery
West side
- Kawaguchi Nishi Park
- Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital