Tōbu-Takezawa Station

Tōbu-Takezawa Station
東武竹沢駅
West entrance
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
District Hiki
Town Ogawa
(in Japanese) 比企郡小川町靱負680-4
History
Year opened 1932
Former name Takezawa Station
Present name since 1934
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 784 passengers/day (FY2010)

Tōbu-Takezawa Station (東武竹沢駅 Tōbutakezawa-eki?) is a railway station in Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Tōbu-Takezawa Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line. During the daytime, the station is served by two Local (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Ogawamachi   Local   Obusuma

History

The station opened on 23 July 1932 as Takezawa Station. It was renamed Tōbu-Takezawa Station in 1934 following the opening of Takezawa Station on the JNR Hachikō Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 784 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b Tōbu-Takezawa Station information. Retrieved on 29 December 2008. (Japanese)
  2. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  3. ^ "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