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is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.LinesKumegawa Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture. From Kumegawa, it takes 28–40 minutes to travel the 24.6 km to the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus in central Tokyo. All services on the Seibu Shinjuku line stop at Kumegawa, with the exception of the Koedo Limited Express.HistoryThe station opened on 16 April 1927.Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Kumegawa Station becoming "SS20".Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2014, the station was the 30th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 31,761 passengers daily.The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Surrounding areaBus stops are located at the south exit to the station, along with numerous restaurants and a Seiyu department store. The north side of the station is currently under redevelopment and is due to be officially opened in March 2009, although part of this, a new underground cycle park, previously opened on 1 June 2009.