Musashi-Takahagi Station 武蔵高萩駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 629 Takahagi, Hidaka-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1213 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°54′6.3504″N 139°22′17.22″E / 35.901764000°N 139.3714500°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kawagoe Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 10.9 km from Kawagoe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 22 July 1940 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 3442 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Musashi-Takahagi Station (武蔵高萩駅, Musashi-Takahagi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1]
Musashi-Takahagi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 10.9 km from Kawagoe. [2] Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line. [3]
The station has an elevated concourse connecting the north and south sides of the station. The tracks are at ground level, with a single island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single-track line. [2] The station is staffed.
1 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Komagawa, Haijima, and Hachiōji |
2 | ■ Kawagoe Line | for Kawagoe |
The station has escalator access to the platforms from the overhead concourse, and has universal access toilets. [1]
The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Takahagi. [4] On 1 June 1985, the village of Takahagi was merged to become part of the town of Hidaka. [4] This was upgraded to become a city on 1 October 1991. [4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [4]
A new elevated station building was opened on 19 February 2005. [5]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3442 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [6]
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 3,095 [7] |
2005 | 2,889 [8] |
2010 | 3,183 [9] |
2015 | 3,275 [10] |
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