Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station 東岩槻駅 | |
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 South side of Higashi-Iwatsuki Station, August 2012 | |
| Location |
1-12-1 Higashi-Iwatsuki, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture （さいたま市岩槻区東岩槻1-12-1） Japan |
| Operated by | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Noda Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TD-07 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 20,124 daily |
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station (東岩槻駅 Higashi-Iwatsuki-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Noda Line (also known as the "Tobu Urban Park Line") in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Noda Line from Omiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 10.9 km from the western terminus of the line at Omiya.[1]
Station layout
The station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Noda Line | for Omiya |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Noda Line | for Kashiwa and Funabashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Noda Line | ||||
| Iwatsuki | Local | Toyoharu | ||
History
The station opened on 1 December 1969.[1]The present station building was completed in 2006. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Higashi-Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-07".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 20,124 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Site of Iwatsuki Castle
- Higashi-Iwatsuki Post Office
References
- 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ↑ 「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 9 September 2013.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (Japanese)
External links
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- Higashi-Iwatsuki Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°57′49″N 139°42′45″E / 35.9635°N 139.7124°E