Nishi-Kawaguchi Station
# Nishi-Kawaguchi Station

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station (西川口駅, Nishi-Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located] in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Nishi-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 17.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

## Layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Nishi-Kawaguchi track layout :

Legend :

### Platforms

| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Urawa and Ōmiya |

## History

The station opened on 1 September 1954. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 59,062 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kawaguchi City Industrial Culture Center
* Kawaguchi City High School
* Bunan Junior and Senior High School
* Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Technical High School
