Fukaya Station

Fukaya Station 深谷駅
North entrance to Fukaya Station, August 2012
General information
Location	Kashiwaza 3-1-8 Nishijima-cho, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 366-0824 Japan
Coordinates	36.1913°N 139.2813°E / 36.1913; 139.2813
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1883
Passengers
FY2019	10,013 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Honjō towards Takasaki Akagi Kumagaya towards Ueno or Shinjuku Okabe towards Maebashi Takasaki Line Rapid Urban Local Kagohara towards Tokyo Okabe towards Takasaki Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid Kagohara towards Odawara Okabe towards Maebashi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid
Location
Fukaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Fukaya Station Fukaya Station (Japan)

Fukaya Station (深谷駅, Fukaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fukaya Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 45.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2,3	■ Takasaki Line	for Honjō, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

The station opened on 21 October 1883. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building modeled after Tokyo Station was completed in August 1996, with its brick built by Japan Brick Company. Bricks used in the Marunouchi side of the Tokyo Station building are produced by this company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,013 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Karasawa River
• Fukaya City Hall
• Fukaya Post Office
• National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Fukaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information