Wakōshi Station
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 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 the private railway operator Tobu Railway and Tokyo subway operator 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 chest-high platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.[2] Similar platform edge doors are scheduled to be added to the Tobu platforms, 1 and 4, in fiscal 2015.[3]
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South entrance, October 2012
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North entrance, October 2012
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Ticket barriers, October 2012
Platforms
| 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 |
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| 4 | ■Tobu Tojo Line | for Narimasu, Kami-Itabashi, and Ikebukuro |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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
The station opened on February 1, 1934, as Niikura Station (にいくら駅) on the Tōjō Railway Line.[4] Though originally written in hiragana, the station name was written in kanji (新倉駅) from July 21, 1934 onwards.[4] On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町駅).[4] On December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station.
Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008.[5]
From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11".[6]
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.[7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 157,212 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
- RIKEN
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka Base
- Honda Technical Research Institute
- National Tax College
- National Route 254 (Kawagoekaidō avenue)
Bus services
The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.
- Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus)[9] and Seibu Bus[10]
- Narita Airport, operated by Seibu Bus[10]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ ２０１５年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2015 railway business investment plans] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 30 April 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 ""和光市駅" (Wakōshi Station information)".
- ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
- ↑ 「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.
- ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 西武 空港連絡バス [Seibu Airport Bus Links] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakōshi Station. |
- Wakōshi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Tobu station information (Japanese)
- Tokyo Metro station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°E