Shiki Station (Saitama)
Shiki Station 志木駅 | |
|---|---|
 The south entrance in September 2012 | |
| Location |
2-38-1 Tōhoku, Niiza-shi, Saitama-ken 352-0001 Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) |
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| Distance | 17.8 km from Ikebukuro |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections | Bus terminal |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TJ-14 |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1914 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2011) | 98,294 daily |
| Location | |
  Shiki Station Location within Japan | |
Shiki Station (志木駅 Shiki-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Niiza, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Despite its name, the station building is not actually located in Shiki. The city of Shiki has only one station, Yanasegawa Station, which is the next stop after Shiki Station on the Tobu Tojo Line.
Lines
Shiki 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 Asakadai and Yanasegawa stations, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] All services except TJ Liner services stop at this station.[2]
Station layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.[3] There are two storage tracks adjacent to platform 1, and four storage tracks located between the running lines on the down (Kawagoe) side of the station, as well as a permanent way maintenance storage siding next to platform 4 at the south (Ikebukuro) end of the station.[3]
This station has a season ticket sales office.[2]
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 3/4 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for 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 |
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The ticket barriers in October 2012
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View from platforms 3/4 looking northward in October 2012
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The view from the end of platform 3/4 in January 2016, showing the stabling sidings
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
| TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Wakōshi | Rapid express | Kawagoe | ||
| Asakadai | Rapid | Fujimino | ||
| Asakadai | Express | Fujimino | ||
| Wakōshi | Commuter express | Yanasegawa | ||
| Asakadai | Semi express | Yanasegawa | ||
| Asakadai | Local | Yanasegawa | ||
History
The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4]
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 Shiki Station becoming "TJ-14".[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 98,294 passengers daily.[1] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[7]
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,380 |
| 1960 | 8,873 |
| 1970 | 36,254 |
| 1980 | 43,027 |
| 1990 | 50,064 |
| 2000 | 64,325 |
| 2010 | 68,421 |
Surrounding area
- Rikkyo University Niiza Campus
- Rikkyo Niiza High School
- Keio Shiki Boys' Senior High School
Bus services
Tobu Bus and Seibu Bus operate local bus services from the bus stops on either side of the station.[8][9]
Since 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport (via Asakadai Station). The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[10]
See also
References
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- 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. pp. 23, 62. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 路線バス のりば案内 [Local bus stop guide]. Tobu Bus Online (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ 志木駅南口 [Shiki Station South Exit]. Seibu Bus Timetable (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Fujimino, Niiza, Shiki, Asakadai - Narita Airport". Airport Transport Service Co.,Ltd. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shiki Station. |
- Shiki Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
- Shiki Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Shiki city history, including photograph of the station in 1914 (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°49′20″N 139°34′31″E / 35.822346°N 139.575237°E