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Kasahata Station 笠幡駅
Kasahata Station entrance, September 2012
General information
Location	3732 Kasahata, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1175 Japan
Coordinates	35°54′27.2232″N 139°24′23.25″E / 35.907562000°N 139.4064583°E / 35.907562000; 139.4064583
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	7.7 km from Kawagoe
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1940
Passengers
FY2019	2993 (daily, boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Musashi-Takahagitowards Komagawa Kawagoe Line Matobatowards Kawagoe
Location Kasahata StationLocation within Saitama PrefectureShow map of Saitama PrefectureKasahata StationKasahata Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Kasahata Station (笠幡駅, Kasahata-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kasahata Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 7.7 km from Kawagoe. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station building is adjacent to the south side of the track. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2933 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

• Chikōzan Park
• Kasumigaseki Country Club, a planned venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Bunri University of Hospitality
• Kawagoe Nishi High School
• Shūmei High School
• Kasumigaseki Nishi Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ 各駅情報（笠幡駅） [Station Information: Kasahata Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
2. ^ 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.
3. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
4. 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.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 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 9 September 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
9. "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
10. Kawagoe Nishi High School website Retrieved 11 September 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Kasahata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kasahata Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Kasahata Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)

• Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1940
• Kawagoe Line
• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Kawagoe, Saitama