Wakaba Station

Wakaba Station
若葉駅
West entrance, October 2011
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Sakado
Neighborhood etc. 4-13-1 Sekima
Postal Code 350-0215
(in Japanese) 坂戸市関間4-13-1
History
Year opened 1979
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 36,004 passengers/day (FY2010)
Medium bus terminal at this station

Wakaba Station (若葉駅 Wakaba-eki?) is a railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Wakaba Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 38.9 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. The station building is located above the platforms.

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
Tsurugashima   Express   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Commuter Express   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Semi Express   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Local   Sakado
TJ Liner
Rapid Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 2 April 1979.[2] The name "Wakaba" derived from the nearby Wakabadai housing estate.[4] The station originally had an entrance on the east side only, but was extended in March 2004 with an entrance on the west side leading to a new station forecourt area.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 36,004 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

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

References

  1. ^ "Wakaba Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7403.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. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 64. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. 
  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. 
  6. ^ "地域ニュース：　聖天宮 [Local News: Xien Ten Gong]" (in Japanese). Japan: Koedo Net. 3 December 2009. http://www.koedo.org/news/20673.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line