Yanasegawa Station
Yanasegawa Station 柳瀬川駅 | |
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| West entrance, September 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Shiki |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2-5-1 Tate |
| Postal code | 353-0006 |
| (in Japanese) | 志木市館2-5-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1979 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TJ-15 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Tojo Line |
| Statistics | 21,955 passengers/day (FY2010) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Yanasegawa Station (柳瀬川駅 Yanasegawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Yanasegawa 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 Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi express, Commuter express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tobu Tojo Line | for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 2 | ■Tobu Tojo Line | for Shiki, Wakōshi, Narimasu, 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 | ||||
| Express: no stop | ||||
| Shiki | Commuter express | Mizuhodai | ||
| Shiki | Semi express | Mizuhodai | ||
| Shiki | Local | Mizuhodai | ||
History
The station opened on 8 November 1979.[2]
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".[5]
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 21,955 passengers daily.[6]
Accidents
On 3 September 2012 at around 22:10, a woman in her fifties jumped from the platform into the path of a non-stop Ikebukuro-bound express service and was killed.[7]
Surrounding area
- Shiki New Town
- Yanasegawa River
- Atomi University
- National Route 463
References
- ↑ "Yanasegawa Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ 東武東上線急行に飛び込み死亡…１万６千人影響 [Tobu Tojo Line express hit by suicide - 16,000 affected]. Infosee News (in Japanese). Japan: Rakuten Inc. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yanasegawa Station. |
- Yanasegawa Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Yanasegawa Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°49′52″N 139°33′46″E / 35.8312°N 139.5628°E