Wakōshi Station

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Wakōshi Station
和光市駅
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 code351-0114
(in Japanese)和光市本町4-6
History
Year opened 1934
Former names Niikura Station
Yamato-machi Station
Present name since 1970
Rail services
Station number(s) TJ-11, Y-01, F-01     
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Statistics 157,212 passengers/day (Tobu, FY2010)
Medium bus terminal at this station

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).

Lines

Wakōshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe and Ogawamachi in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing northward on the Tobu Tojo Line to Shiki and Kawagoeshi. Located between Narimasu and Asaka stations, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two platforms, 2 and 3, used by Tokyo Metro services were equipped with waist-height platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.[2]

Platforms

View from platforms 3/4, looking toward Ikebukuro, October 2012
1 Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
(from Ikebukuro on the Tojo Line)
2 Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen
(from the Yurakucho Line & the Fukutoshin Line)
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (terminating services)
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (terminating services)
3 Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4 Tobu Tojo Line for Narimasu, Kami-Itabashi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Ikebukuro   Rapid express   Shiki
Narimasu   Rapid   Asakadai
Narimasu   Express   Asakadai
Narimasu   Commuter express   Shiki
Narimasu   Semi express   Asaka
Narimasu   Local   Asaka
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-01)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line) Local Chikatetsu-narimasu (Y-02)
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-01)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line)   Express   Kotake-Mukaihara (F-06)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line)   Commuter express   Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line) Local Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02)

History

Niikura Station circa 1942

The station opened on February 1, 1934, as Niikura Station (にいくら駅) on the Tōjō Railway Line.[3] On July 21, 1934, the station name was changed to kanji (新倉駅).[3] On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町駅).[3] On December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station.

Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008.[4]

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11".[5]

View of the platforms before the addition of platform screen doors, July 2008

Waist-height platform edge doors were added to platforms 2 and 3 in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.[2]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 157,212 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

Bus services

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

References

  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. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "有楽町線:和光市駅に設置!" [Installation at Yurakucho Line Wakoshi Station] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 ""和光市駅" (Wakōshi Station information)". 
  4. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  5. "「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. 
  6. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  7. "駅情報(乗降人員)" [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
  8. "石神井公園駅・和光市駅⇔羽田空港" [Shakujiikoen/Wakoshi – Haneda Airport]. Airport Limousine (in Japanese). Japan: Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2013. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "西武 空港連絡バス" [Seibu Airport Bus Links] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2012. 

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Coordinates: 35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°E / 35.788407; 139.612885

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