Kami-Fukuoka Station

Kami-Fukuoka Station
上福岡駅
North entrance, November 2004
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Fujimino
Neighborhood etc. 1-1-1 Kamifukuoka
Postal Code 356-0004
(in Japanese) ふじみ野市上福岡1-1-1
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 53,166 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Kami-Fukuoka Station (上福岡駅 Kamifukuoka-eki?) is a railway station in Fujimino, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Kami-Fukuoka 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. Only Semi Express, Commuter Express, and Local services stop at this station.[2]

Located between Fujimino and Shingashi, it is 25.9 km from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located over the platform with exits on both north and south sides. Lifts were added to either side in 2009 and 2010.

This station has a season ticket sales office.[2]

A storage siding is located to the west (Kawagoe direction) of the station between the up and down tracks, and this is used to stable trains during the daytime off peak.

Platforms

1 Tōbu Tōjō Line for Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 Tōbu Tōjō Line for Fujimino, Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Fujimino   Commuter Express   Shingashi
Fujimino   Semi Express   Shingashi
Fujimino   Local   Shingashi
TJ Liner
Rapid Express
Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4]

In September 1967, the platforms were extended to accommodate 8-car trains, and the platforms were again extended in November 1976 to accommodate 10-car trains.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 53,166 passengers daily.[5]

Accidents

On 14 January 2003 at 20:38, an unidentified passenger fell from the platform under the influence of alcohol and was killed by a passing train.[6]

On 23 January 2006 at 12:55, a man jumped from the down platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 90 km/h and was killed instantly.[6]

On 18 October 2006 at 10:09, an unidentified person entered the No. 135 level crossing close to the station and was killed instantly by an approaching train travelling at approximately 85 km/h.[6]

On 11 May 2007 at 11:29, a woman jumped from the platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 95 km/h and was killed instantly.[6]

On 30 July 2007 at 20:02, a man in his twenties sat down on the track in front of an approaching non-stop train (set 51001) travelling at approximately 80 km/h and was killed instantly.[6]

On 1 November 2007 at 20:29, a 53-year-old woman jumped from the down platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 90 km/h and was killed instantly.[6]

On 7 July 2008 at 00:47, a 22-year-old woman sat down on the down track close to the No. 135 level crossing near the station and was killed instantly by an approaching train travelling at approximately 80 km/h.[6]

On 4 September 2008 at 10:42, a 28-year-old woman was injured after jumping from the platform 5 metres in front of an approaching train travelling at approximately 40 km/h. The windscreen of the train was damaged.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kami-Fukuoka_Station Kami-Fukuoka Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Kami-Fukuoka Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7312.html. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代(1)". Japan Railfan Magazine (Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 48 (570): p.126–131. 
  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. ^ a b c d e f g h Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. p. 56-57. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2. 

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