Tsurugashima Station

Tsurugashima Station
鶴ヶ島駅
East entrance, November 2004
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Tsurugashima
Neighborhood etc. 18-5 Kami-hiroya
Postal Code 350-2203
(in Japanese) 鶴ヶ島市上広谷18-5
History
Year opened 1932
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 34,636 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅 Tsurugashima-eki?) is a railway station in Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 37.0 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 two side platforms serving two tracks.

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
Kasumigaseki   Express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Commuter Express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Semi Express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Local   Wakaba
TJ Liner
Rapid Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 10 April 1932.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 34,636 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Tsurugashima Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7402.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. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line