Kami-Fukuoka Station

Kami-Fukuoka Station
上福岡駅

The east entrance in September 2012
Location 1-1-1 Kamifukuoka, Fujimino-shi, Saitama-ken 356-0004
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 25.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-19     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7312.html
History
Opened 1 May 1914 (1914-05-01)
Traffic
Passengers 53,023 per day (FY2011)
Location
Kami-Fukuoka Station
Location within Japan

Kami-Fukuoka Station (上福岡駅 Kamifukuoka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Fujimino, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Kami-Fukuoka 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 Fujimino and Shingashi, it is 25.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only Semi express, Commuter express, and Local services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.[3] The station building is located over the platform with exits on both east and west sides. Lifts were added to either side in 2009 and 2010.

This station has a season ticket sales office.[2]

A storage siding is located to the west (Kawagoe direction) of the station between the up and down tracks, and this is used to stable trains during the daytime off peak.[3]

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Fujimino, 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
Fujimino   Commuter express   Shingashi
Fujimino   Semi express   Shingashi
Fujimino   Local   Shingashi

History

Kami-fukuoka Station in 1936

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4]

In September 1967, the platforms were extended to accommodate eight-car trains, and the platforms were again extended in November 1976 to accommodate ten-car trains.

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 Kami-Fukuoka Station becoming "TJ-19".[6]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 53,023 passengers daily.[1] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[7]

Fiscal year Daily average
1950 2,316
1960 8,609
1970 30,421
1980 37,584
1990 46,039
2000 29,490
2010 31,153

Accidents

Police officers clearing up remaining debris on the down track following a suicide, 23 February 2006

On 14 January 2003 at 20:38, an unidentified passenger fell from the platform under the influence of alcohol and was killed by a passing train.[8]

On 23 January 2006 at 12:55, a man jumped from the down platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 90 km/h and was killed instantly.[8]

On 18 October 2006 at 10:09, an unidentified person entered the No. 135 level crossing close to the station and was killed instantly by an approaching train travelling at approximately 85 km/h.[8]

On 11 May 2007 at 11:29, a woman jumped from the platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 95 km/h and was killed instantly.[8]

On 30 July 2007 at 20:02, a man in his twenties sat down on the track in front of an approaching non-stop train (set 51001) travelling at approximately 80 km/h and was killed instantly.[8]

On 1 November 2007 at 20:29, a 53-year-old woman jumped from the down platform in front of an approaching non-stop train travelling at approximately 90 km/h and was killed instantly.[8]

On 7 July 2008 at 00:47, a 22-year-old woman sat down on the down track close to the No. 135 level crossing near the station and was killed instantly by an approaching train travelling at approximately 80 km/h.[8]

On 4 September 2008 at 10:42, a 28-year-old woman was injured after jumping from the platform 5 metres in front of an approaching train travelling at approximately 40 km/h. The windscreen of the train was damaged.[8]

Surrounding area

Cocone Kamifukuoka Shopping Centre, January 2011

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  3. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 24, 63. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  4. ↑ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 570 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). pp. 126–131.
  5. ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 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. ↑ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai) 63 (880): 18.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sato, Yuichi (July 2011). 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 [Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009]. Japan: Tsugeshobo. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-4-8068-0620-2.

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