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Takezawa Station

Railway station in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

36°04′33″N 139°13′49″E / 36.0757°N 139.2302°E / 36.0757; 139.2302Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Hachikō LineDistance56.3 km from HachiōjiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened6 October 1934Rebuilt2008PassengersFY201031 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Orihara towards Takasaki		Hachikō Line		Ogawamachi towards Komagawa

Location
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Takezawa Station (竹沢駅, Takezawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Takezawa Station is served by the unelectrified Hachiko Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and is located 56.3 km from the starting point of the line at Hachiōji.^[1]

Station layout

The station originally had two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, forming a passing loop on the single-track line, with the station building located on the south side and the platforms connected by a footbridge.^[1] From 15 October 2016, the up (for Komagawa) platform was decommissioned and the track removed, with trains in both directions using the remaining (former down) platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

■ Hachiko Line

for Yorii and Takasaki
for Ogawamachi and Komagawa

The platform side of the station building in February 2017
View looking east from the platform in January 2018, with the decommissioned former eastbound platform on the left
View looking west from the platform in January 2018, with the decommissioned former eastbound platform on the right
The toilets in the station forecourt in January 2018
The station entrance in February 2017

History

The station opened on 6 October 1934.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[2] The station building was rebuilt in 2008.^[1]

The previous station building in May 2006
The station viewed from the east in 2012 before track singling

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 31 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Tōbu Takezawa Station (Tobu Tojo Line) (approximately 500 m away)
National Route 254
Takezawa Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 49. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 200. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 February 2012.