Koganei Station

Koganei Station (小金井駅, Koganei-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Koganei Station 小金井駅
East entrance, February 2019
Location	Kogane, Shimotsuke-shi,Tochigi-ken 329-0414 Japan
Coordinates	36.3743°N 139.8421°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Utsunomiya Line ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Distance	88.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=677
History
Opened	25 March 1893
Passengers
FY2019	4136
Location
Koganei Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Koganei Station Koganei Station (Japan)

Lines

Koganei Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 88.1 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Through services to and from the Tokaido Line and Yokosuka Line are also provided via the Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1,2	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, Kuroiso
3,4	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Utsunomiya Line
Oyama		Commuter Rapid		Jichi Medical University
Oyama		Rapid Rabbit		Jichi Medical University
Oyama		Local & Rapid Acty		Jichi Medical University
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Oyama		Rapid		Jichi Medical University
Oyama		Local		Jichi Medical University

History

Koganei Station opened on 25 March 1893.[1] During World War II, Koganei Station was strafed by American fighter aircraft on 28 July 1945, killing some 30 civilians on a Tohoku Main Line train stopped at the station. A monument describing the event exists at the west exit of the station.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,039[4]
2005	3,947[5]
2010	3,988[6]
2015	3,962[7]

Surrounding area

• Former Kokubunji town hall
• Shimotsuke Koganei Post Office

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 394. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. ["Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Shimotsuke city official home page (in Japanese)
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)