Kawaguchi-motogō Station

SR20
Kawaguchi-motogō Station

川口元郷駅
SR20; Kawaguchi-motogō Station; 川口元郷駅
	Kawaguchi-motogō Station No.2 entrance in November 2007
Location	1-2-15 Motogō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0011; Japan
Coordinates	35°48′01″N 139°43′49″E / 35.8004°N 139.7303°ECoordinates: 35°48′01″N 139°43′49″E / 35.8004°N 139.7303°E
Operated by	Saitama Railway Corporation
Line(s)	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Distance	2.4 km from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SR20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 March 2001
Passengers
FY2019	10,672 daily
Services
Location
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Kawaguchi-motogō Station (川口元郷駅, Kawaguchi-motogō-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

Lines[]

Kawaguchi-motogō Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.^[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout[]

The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.

Platforms[]

Kawaguchi-motogō Station platforms in November 2007

1	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Urawa-Misono
2	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi

Facilities and accessibility[]

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History[]

Kawaguchi-motogō Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.^[1]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,672 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area[]

Kawaguchi Station (Keihin-Tohoku Line, approximately 600 m away)
National Route 122
Arakawa River
Kawaguchi City Office
Motogō Hikawa Shrine
Kawaguchi Kogyo General Hospital
Kawaguchi Motogō Minami Elementary School

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Kawaguchi-motogō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[S-Rail2019stats-2] 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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