Tsukinowa Station

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Tsukinowa Station
つきのわ駅
Tsukinowa Station north side, November 2004
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
District Hiki
Town Namegawa
Neighborhood etc. 1-1-1 Tsukinowa
(in Japanese)比企郡滑川町月の輪1-1-1
History
Year opened 2002
Rail services
Station number(s) TJ-31
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Statistics 4,070 passengers/day (FY2010)

Tsukinowa Station (つきのわ駅 Tsukinowa-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Namegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Tsukinowa station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Shinrinkōen and Musashi-Ranzan, it is 55.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Commuter express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Rapid trains and one Express train per hour in each direction to and from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

View of the platforms, March 2008

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 Tobu Tojo Line for Musashi-Ranzan and Ogawamachi
2 Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tobu Tojo Line
Shinrinkōen   TJ Liner   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Rapid express   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Rapid   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Express   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Commuter express   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Semi express   Musashi-Ranzan
Shinrinkōen   Local   Musashi-Ranzan

History

The station opened on 26 March 2002.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tsukinowa Station becoming "TJ-31".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 4,070 passengers daily.[5]

References

  1. "Tsukinowa Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 28 September 2009. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  4. "「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します" [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  5. "駅情報(乗降人員)" [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 

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Coordinates: 36°02′36″N 139°20′45″E / 36.0434°N 139.3458°E / 36.0434; 139.3458

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