Hakonegasaki Station

Hakonegasaki Station (箱根ヶ崎駅, Hakonegasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Mizuho, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Hakonegasaki Station 箱根ヶ崎駅
West entrance, July 2005
General information
Location	397 Hakonegasaki, Mizuho-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 190-1221 Japan
Coordinates	35.77139°N 139.34671°E / 35.77139; 139.34671
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachikō Line
Distance	15.7 km from Hachiōji
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 December 1931
Passengers
FY2019	4,384 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaneko towards Komagawa Hachikō Line Higashi-Fussa towards Hachiōji
Location Hakonegasaki Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Hakonegasaki Station Hakonegasaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hakonegasaki Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa, with many services continuing to and from Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line. The station is 15.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Hachiōji.

Station layout

View of the platforms, January 2009

The station consists of an elevated station building, built over an island platform serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Haijima and Hachiōji
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Komagawa and Kawagoe
	■ Hachikō Line	for Haijima and Hachiōji (trains starting from this station)

History

The station opened on 10 December 1931.^[1] It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987.

The southern section of the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,384 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	3,851[3]
2010	4,107[4]
2015	4,419[5]

Surrounding area

• Mizuho Town Hall

References

1. "Hakonegasaki Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Media related to Hakonegasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)