Yoshikawaminami Station
JM19 Yoshikawaminami Station 吉川美南駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 West side of Yoshikawaminami Station, March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-34 Minami, Yoshikawa-shi, Saitama-ken 342-0038 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′06″N 139°51′28″E / 35.8683°N 139.8579°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 78.6 km from Tsurumi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JM19 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 5,523 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Yoshikawaminami Station (吉川美南駅, Yoshikawaminami-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 17 March 2012.[1]
Lines
[edit]Yoshikawaminami Station is located between Yoshikawa and Shim-Misato on the Musashino Line, approximately 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from Yoshikawa Station.[2] It is located 49.8 km (30.9 mi) from Fuchūhommachi Station and 78.6 km (48.8 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks.[3] The platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains.[3] The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo and Kaihimmakuhari |
| 2, 3 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi |
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East side of the station, March 2012 -
Ticket gates, March 2012 -
View of the platforms, March 2012
History
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Construction work started in November 2009.[3] On 27 January 2010, the new name for the station was formally chosen from three proposed names selected from 131 original proposals: Yoshikawa Namazu-no-sato, Yoshikawa-Minami, and Musashi-Yoshikawa.[4] The station opened on 17 March 2012.
Construction cost
[edit]The total cost of construction for the new station is estimated to be 7.168 billion yen, with JR East paying 2.808 billion yen, and Yoshikawa City paying 4.36 billion yen.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]JR East forecast that the station would be used by an average of 23,000 passengers daily within five years of its opening.[4] In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Minami Chuo Park
- Yoshikawa High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅情報（吉川美南駅） [Yoshikawa-Minami Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b 新駅情報 [Details of New Station] (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ a b c 吉川美南駅 事業概要 [Yoshikawa-Minami Station Construction Details] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yoshikawa City. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ a b ＪＲ武蔵野線吉川−新三郷駅間で建設中の新駅の名称決定 [Name chosen for new station between Yoshikawa and Shin-Matsudo on the JR Musashino Line]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Yoshikawa-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yoshikawaminami Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Yoshikawa City information on New Station (in Japanese)