Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)
Kasumigaseki Station 霞ヶ関駅 | |
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| North entrance, March 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Kawagoe |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki-higashi |
| Postal code | 350-1103 |
| (in Japanese) | 川越市霞ヶ関東1-1-4 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1916 |
| Former name | Matoba Station |
| Present name since | 1930 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TJ-23 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Tojo Line |
| Statistics | 28,579 passengers/day (FY2011) |
Kasumigaseki Station (霞ヶ関駅 Kasumigaseki-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kawagoeshi and Tsurugashima, it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi Express, Commuter Express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by four 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.
This station has a season ticket sales office.[1]
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South entrance, March 2013
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The ticket barriers, March 2013
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View of the platforms looking in the down direction, March 2013
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tobu Tojo Line | for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 2 | ■Tobu Tojo Line | for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
| TJ Liner: no stop | ||||
| Rapid express: no stop | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Kawagoeshi | Express | Tsurugashima | ||
| Kawagoeshi | Commuter express | Tsurugashima | ||
| Kawagoeshi | Semi express | Tsurugashima | ||
| Kawagoeshi | Local | Tsurugashima | ||
History
The station opened on 27 October 1916 as Matoba Station (的場駅 Matoba-eki) coinciding with the extension of the Tojo Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station).[1] It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby Kasumigaseki Country Club in 1929.[4] Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23".[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 28,579 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Tokyo International University
- Kasumigaseki Senior High School
- Tobu Kasumi Driving School
- Kawagoe West Culture Hall
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Kasumigaseki Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tobu Tojo Line Timetable", published March 2013
- ↑ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 48 (570): 126–131.
- ↑ 「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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasumigaseki Station. |
- Kasumigaseki Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Kasumigaseki Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°55′32″N 139°26′35″E / 35.92556°N 139.44306°E