Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)

Kasumigaseki Station
霞ヶ関駅
North entrance, August 2009
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Kawagoe
Neighborhood etc. 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki-higashi
Postal Code 350-1103
(in Japanese) 川越市霞ヶ関東1-1-4
History
Year opened 1916
Former name Matoba Station
Present name since 1930
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 28,762 passengers/day (FY2010)

Kasumigaseki Station (霞ヶ関駅 Kasumigaseki-eki?) is a railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 34.8 km from Ikebukuro.[2] Express, Semi Express, Commuter Express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by five Express trains per hour in each direction between Ikebukuro and Shinrinkōen or Ogawamachi stations.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station opened on 27 October 1916 as Matoba Station (的場駅 Matoba-eki?) coinciding with the extension of the Tōjō Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station).[1] It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby "Kasumigaseki Country Club" golf club in 1929.[4] Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 28,762 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kasumigaseki_Station_(Saitama) Kasumigaseki Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b "Kasumigaseki Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  2. ^ 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. ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine 48 (570): 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. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line