Asaka Station (Saitama)

Asaka Station
朝霞駅
South entrance, September 2012
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Asaka
Neighborhood etc. 2-13-52 Honchō
Postal code351-0011
(in Japanese)朝霞市本町2-13-52
History
Year opened 1914
Former name Hizaori Station
Present name since 1932
Rail services
Station number(s) TJ-12
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Statistics 61,358 passengers/day (FY2010)

Asaka Station (朝霞駅 Asaka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Wakōshi and Asakadai stations, it is 14.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1 ■Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Sakado, and Ogawamachi (Semi express services)
2 ■Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Sakado, and Ogawamachi (Local services)
3 ■Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services)
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4 ■Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Semi express services)

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Express: no stop
Commuter express: no stop
Wakōshi   Semi express   Asakadai
Wakōshi   Local   Asakadai

History

The station first opened as Hizaori Station (膝折駅) on 1 May 1914, coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Asaka Station on 10 May 1932.[4]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[5]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Asaka Station becoming "TJ-12".[6]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 61,358 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

Bus services

A "Wakuwaku" community bus in front of Asaka Station, April 2006

The station is served by "Wakuwaku" community bus services operated by the city of Asaka.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asaka Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  4. ↑ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine 48 (570): 126–131.
  5. ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published June 2008
  6. ↑ 「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.
  7. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  8. ↑ 市内循環バス『わくわく号』案内 ["Wakuwaku" city community bus information] (in Japanese). City of Asaka. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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Coordinates: 35°47′49″N 139°36′00″E / 35.7969°N 139.6001°E