Asakadai Station

Asakadai Station
朝霞台駅
South entrance, November 2004
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Asaka
Neighborhood etc. 1-4-17 Higashi-benzai
Postal Code 351-0022
(in Japanese) 朝霞市東弁財1-4-17
History
Year opened 1974
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 146,178 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅 Asakadai-eki?) is a railway station in Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

The station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya. The station is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

The station is adjacent to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4]

This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]

Platforms

1 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi (Express and Semi-express services)
2 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (Local services)
3 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services)
◌ Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
◌ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya
4 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Express and Semi-express services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Wakōshi   Express   Shiki
Asaka   Semi Express   Shiki
Asaka   Local   Shiki
TJ Liner
Rapid Express
Commuter Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 6 August 1974.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 146,178 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

Bus services

From 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[6]　

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Asakadai_Station Asakadai Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7307.html. Retrieved 11 July 2008. 
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
  3. ^ a b Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 23/61. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. 
  5. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)]" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港". Airport Limousine website. Retrieved on 12 July 2008. (Japanese)

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line