Kawaguchi-motogō Station

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.

SR20
Kawaguchi-motogō Station

川口元郷駅
The no.2 entrance in May 2023
General information
Location1-2-15 Motogō, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0011
Japan
Coordinates35.8004°N 139.7303°E / 35.8004; 139.7303
Operated by Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)     Saitama Railway Line
Distance2.4 km (1.5 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Other information
Station code  SR20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 2001 (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY201910,672 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station
Akabane-iwabuchi
SR19
Terminus
 Saitama Railway Line Minami-hatogaya
SR21
towards Urawa-misono
Location
Kawaguchi-motogō Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kawaguchi-motogō Station is located in Japan
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station
Kawaguchi-motogō Station (Japan)
Kawaguchi-motogō Station platforms in 4 December 2022

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
1 ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono
2 ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line

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

See also

References
  1. 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.
  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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