Wakōshi Station
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Wakōshi Station
和光市駅
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Wakō |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1934 |
| Former name | Niikura Station |
| Present name since | 1970 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | Y-01, F-01 |
| Operator(s) | Tōbu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tōbu Tōjō Line Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line |
| Statistics | 128,306[1] passengers/day |
Wakōshi Station (和光市駅 Wakōshi-eki) is a Tobu Railway and Tokyo Metro station, located in Wakō, Saitama, Japan. Tōbu Railway manages this station.
This station is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture.
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[edit] Lines
- Tōbu Railway
- Tokyo Metro
- Yūrakuchō Line (Station number Y-01)
- Fukutoshin Line (Station number F-01)
[edit] Station layout
Two island platforms serving four tracks.
| 1 | ■Tōjō Line | Shiki ・ Kawagoe ・ Higashi-Matsuyama ・ Ogawamachi (from Ikebukuro on the Tōjō Line) |
| 2 | ■Tōjō Line | Shiki ・ Kawagoe ・ Shinrinkōen (from the Yūrakuchō Line & the Fukutoshin Line) |
| ○Yūrakuchō Line | (Terminus) | |
| ○Fukutoshin Line | ||
| 3 | ○Yūrakuchō Line | Kotake-mukaihara ・ Ikebukuro ・ Iidabashi ・ Nagatachō ・ Yūrakuchō ・ Shin-Kiba |
| ○Fukutoshin Line | Kotake-mukaihara ・ Ikebukuro ・ Shinjuku-sanchōme ・ Shibuya | |
| 4 | ■Tōjō Line | Narimasu ・ Kami-Itabashi ・ Ikebukuro |
[edit] Service patterns
Trains run 0500-0100 weekdays and 0500-0045 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:
- 12 trains to Ikebukuro via Tōbu, of which:
- 8 call at Narimasu only (Expresses and Semi-Expresses)
- 4 are Local
- 6 trains to Shin-Kiba on the Yūrakuchō Line, of which:
- 2 are Semi-Expresses (Kotake-Mukaihara, Ikebukuro, then all stations)
- 4 are Local
- 8 trains to Shibuya on the Fukutoshin Line, of which:
- 2 are Expresses (Kotake-Mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-Sanchōme, Shibuya)
- 6 are Local
- 5 Expresses to Shinrin-kōen (Asakadai, Shiki, Fujimino, Kawagoe, then all stations), of which:
- 3 continue to Ogawamachi
- 13 Locals to Shiki, of which:
- 7 continue to Kawagoeshi
[edit] History
- February 1, 1934: Opens as Niikura Station (にいくら駅) on the Tōbu Tōjō Line.[1]
- July 21, 1934: Station name changed to kanji (新倉駅).[1]
- October 1, 1951: Renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町駅).[1]
- December 20, 1970: Renamed Wakōshi Station.
- August 25, 1987: Yūrakuchō Line opens.
- June 14, 2008: Fukutoshin Line opens.
[edit] Adjacent stations
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| Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||
| Ikebukuro | Rapid Express | Shiki | ||
| Narimasu | Express | Asakadai | ||
| Narimasu | Commuter Express | Shiki | ||
| Narimasu | Semi Express | Asaka | ||
| Narimasu | Local | Asaka | ||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (Local) | Yūrakuchō Line through trains | Asaka | ||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (Local, Commuter Express) Kotake-Mukaihara (Express) |
Fukutoshin Line through trains | Asaka | ||
| Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-01) | ||||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (Y-02) | Local | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara (Y-06) | Semi Express | Terminus | ||
| Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-01) | ||||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02) | Local | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02) | Commuter Express | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara (F-06) | Express | Asaka (Tōbu Tōjō Line) | ||
[edit] Surroundings
- RIKEN
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka Base
- Honda technical research institute (along the Kawagoekaido avenue)
[edit] References
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Coordinates: 35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°E
