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Wakōshi Station
和光市駅
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| General view of the station from the south side, July 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Wakō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 4-6 Honchō |
| Postal Code | 351-0114 |
| (in Japanese) | 和光市本町4-6 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1934 |
| Former name | Niikura Station |
| Present name since | 1970 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | Y-01, F-01 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway Tokyo Metro |
| Line(s) | Tōbu Tōjō Line Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line |
| Statistics | 157,212 passengers/day (Tobu, FY2010) |
Wakōshi Station (和光市駅 Wakōshi-eki) is a railway station in Wakō, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway and Tokyo Metro. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture. It is the westernmost station in the Tokyo subway network, and the northernmost Tokyo Metro station (Nishi-Takashimadaira on the Toei network is farther north).
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Wakōshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe and Ogawamachi in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the terminus for the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Shiki and Kawagoeshi.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
| 1 | ■Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii (from Ikebukuro on the Tōjō Line) |
| 2 | ■Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (from the Yūrakuchō Line & the Fukutoshin Line) |
| ■Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line | (terminating services) | |
| ■Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line | (terminating services) | |
| 3 | ■Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line | for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba |
| ■Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line | for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya | |
| 4 | ■Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Narimasu, Kami-Itabashi, and Ikebukuro |
Trains run 0500-0100 weekdays and 0500-0045 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||
| Ikebukuro | Rapid Express | Shiki | ||
| Narimasu | Express | Asakadai | ||
| Narimasu | Commuter Express | Shiki | ||
| Narimasu | Semi Express | Asaka | ||
| Narimasu | Local | Asaka | ||
| TJ Liner: no stop | ||||
| Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-01) | ||||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (Y-02) | Local | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara (Y-06) | Semi Express | Terminus | ||
| Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-01) | ||||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02) | Local | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02) | Commuter Express | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara (F-06) | Express | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 157,212 passengers daily.[2]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wak%C5%8Dshi_Station Wakōshi Station] at Wikimedia Commons
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