title: Minami-Koshigaya Station
text: # Minami-Koshigaya Station
  
  Minami-Koshigaya Station (南越谷駅, Minami-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Minami-Koshigaya Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo, and lies 43.5 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station. It is also located adjacent to Shin-Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Urawa, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 1 April 1973. The adjacent Shin-Koshigaya Station opened on 23 July 1974, providing an interchange with the Tōbu Isesaki Line (now Tōbu Skytree Line).
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 75,390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2000 | 57,535 |
  | 2005 | 60,712 |
  | 2010 | 65,740 |
  | 2015 | 73,285 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Shin-Koshigaya Station (Tōbu Skytree Line)
  * Saitama Toho Junior College
  * Koshigaya Freight Terminal
  * Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  