Matoba Station

Matoba Station (的場駅, Matoba-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Matoba Station 的場駅
Matoba Station entrance in February 2010
Location	1314 Matoba, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350–1102 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	4.8 km from Kawagoe
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940
Passengers
FY2014	3,065 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kasahata toward Komagawa Kawagoe Line Nishi-Kawagoe toward Kawagoe
Location
Matoba Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Matoba Station Matoba Station (Japan)

Lines

Matoba Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 4.8 km from Kawagoe.[1] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms looking east in January 2009

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single line.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Kawagoe Line	for Komagawa and Hachiōji
2	■ Kawagoe Line	for Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,065 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,848[5]
2005	2,956[6]
2010	2,972[7]
2011	2,894[8]
2014	3,065[4]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo International University
• Shobi University
• Kasumigaseki Station (Tobu Tojo Line)

Matoba Station is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Kawagoe-Matoba Bus Stop on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is served by long-distance bus services operated by Seibu Bus to destinations including Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Karuizawa, and Kanazawa.[9]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 29/44. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
3. 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. 446. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
9. 高速バス [Express bus services] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Kawagoe. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)