Musashi-Takahagi Station

Musashi-Takahagi Station (武蔵高萩駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Musashi-Takahagi Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Komagawa, and is located 10.9 km from Kawagoe. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime, with some services continuing to and from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line.

Station layout
The station has an elevated concourse connecting the north and south sides of the station. The tracks are at ground level, with a single island platform serving two tracks. Many trains cross here on the otherwise single-track line. The station is staffed.

Facilities and accessibility
The station has escalator access to the platforms from the overhead concourse, and has universal access toilets.

History
The station opened on 22 July 1940 in what was then the village of Takahagi. On 1 June 1985, the village of Takahagi was merged to become part of the town of Hidaka. This was upgraded to become a city on 1 October 1991. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

A new elevated station building was opened on 19 February 2005.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3442 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Saitama Women's Junior College
 * Hidaka High School
 * Takahagi Junior High School
 * Takahagi Kita Junior High School
 * Takahagi Elementary School
 * Takahagi Kita Elementary School
 * Takahagi Kita Elementary School