Tsuruse Station

Tsuruse Station
鶴瀬駅
East entrance, November 2004
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Fujimi
Neighborhood etc. 1-11-1 Tsuruse-higashi
Postal Code 354-0024
(in Japanese) 富士見市鶴瀬東1-11-1
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 40,813 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Tsuruse Station (鶴瀬駅 Tsuruse-eki?) is a railway station in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Tsuruse 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]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station opened on May 1, 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro.[3] The west entrance was opened in 1979.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 40,813 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

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

References

  1. ^ "Tsuruse Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7310.html. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  3. ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine 48 (570): 126–131. 
  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