Shiki Station (Saitama)
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Shiki Station
志木駅
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| East entrance, November 2004 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Niiza |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2-38-1 Tōhoku |
| Postal Code | 352-0001 |
| (in Japanese) | 新座市東北2-38-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tōbu Tōjō Line |
| Statistics | 99,752 passengers/day (FY2010) |
 Medium bus terminal at this station |
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Shiki Station (志木駅 Shiki-eki) is a railway station in Niiza, Saitama, Japan operated by the Tobu Railway.[1] 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 Tōbu Tōjō Line.
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[edit] Lines
Shiki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya. All services except TJ Liner services stop at this station. During the daytime, local services (four trains per hour) from Ikebukuro terminate here.[2]
[edit] Station layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. 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.
This station has a season ticket sales office.[2]
[edit] Platforms
| 1/2 | ■Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 3/4 | ■Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya |
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōjō Line | ||||
| Wakōshi | Rapid Express | Kawagoe | ||
| Asakadai | Express | Fujimino | ||
| Wakōshi | Commuter Express | Yanasegawa | ||
| Asakadai | Semi Express | Yanasegawa | ||
| Asakadai | Local | Yanasegawa | ||
| TJ Liner: no stop | ||||
[edit] History
The station opened opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro.[3]
[edit] Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 99,752 passengers daily.[4]
[edit] Surrounding area
- Rikkyo University Niiza Campus
- Rikkyo Niiza High School
- Keio Shiki Boys' Senior High School
[edit] Bus services
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.[5]
[edit] See also
Media related to Shiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] References
- ^ Shiki Station information (Japanese)
- ^ a b Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
- ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). "東武東上線の神話時代（１）". Japan Railfan Magazine (Koyusha Co. Ltd.) 48 (570): 126–131.
- ^ "駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)]" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Fujimino, Niiza, Shiki, Asakadai - Narita Airport". Airport Transport Service Co.,Ltd.. http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/bus_services/narita/fujimino_shiki.html. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
[edit] External links
- Shiki Station information (Japanese)
- Shiki city history, including photograph of the station in 1914 (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°49′20″N 139°34′31″E / 35.822346°N 139.575237°E
