Takasaka Station

Takasaka Station
高坂駅
West entrance, January 2011
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Higashimatsuyama
Neighborhood etc. 1333-2 Takasaka
Postal Code 355-0047
(in Japanese) 東松山市高坂1333-2
History
Year opened 1923
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 28,056 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Takasaka Station (高坂駅 Takasaka-eki?) is a railway station in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Takasaka Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 46.2 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 an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Kita-Sakado   Express   Higashi-Matsuyama
Kita-Sakado   Commuter Express   Higashi-Matsuyama
Kita-Sakado   Semi Express   Higashi-Matsuyama
Kita-Sakado   Local   Higashi-Matsuyama
TJ Liner
Rapid Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 1 October 1923.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 28,056 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

A large out-of-town shopping mall, Peony Walk, is located approximately 1 km from Takasaka Station.[5]

See also

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Takasaka Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7407.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  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. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ Peony Walk official website. Retrieved 18 January 2010. (Japanese)

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line