Kuki Station (Saitama)
TI02 Kuki Station 久喜駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kuki Station east entrance in February 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2-1-1 Kuki-chuo, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°3′56.51″N 139°40′38.24″E / 36.0656972°N 139.6772889°ECoordinates: 36°3′56.51″N 139°40′38.24″E / 36.0656972°N 139.6772889°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform (JR East) 2 island platforms (Tobu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-02 (Tobu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 35,347 (JR East) 51,656 (Tobu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kuki Station Location within Saitama Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuki Station (久喜駅, Kuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines[]
Kuki Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is 47.7 km from the starting point of the Isesaki Line at Asakusa. It is also a station on the JR East Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and is 48.9 km from the starting point of that line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout[]
JR East[]
The JR East portion of the station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a “Midori no Madoguchi” staffed ticket office.
Platforms[]
| 1, 2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Itō Line) |
| ■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) |
Tobu[]
The Tōbu Station consists of two island platform serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms[]
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ōta, Isesaki, and Akagi |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ōta, Isesaki, and Akagi |
| ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa (Sectional Semi-Express during daytime only) | |
| 3/4 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
History[]
The JR East Tōhoku Line (Utsunomiya Line) station opened on 16 July 1885. The Tōbu station opened on 27 August 1899.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kuki Station becoming "TI-02".[2]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 51,656 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3].The JR portion of the station was used by an average of 35,347passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Media related to Kuki Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons
- Kuki Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)
- JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
- Stations of Tobu Railway
- Tobu Isesaki Line
- Tōhoku Main Line
- Utsunomiya Line
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899
- Kuki, Saitama