Tsurugashima Station
TJ24 Tsurugashima Station 鶴ヶ島駅 | |||||
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Tsurugashima Station east entrance in July 2012 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 18-5 Kami-hiroya, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°56′12″N 139°25′27″E / 35.9367°N 139.4241°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
Distance | 37.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TJ-24 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 10 April 1932 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2014 | 33,510 daily | ||||
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Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅, Tsurugashima-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kasumigaseki and Wakaba, it is 37.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platforms.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama ![]() |
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The ticket barriers in November 2008
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View of the platforms in April 2016
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kasumigaseki | Express / F Liner | Wakaba | ||
Kasumigaseki | Semi express | Wakaba | ||
Kasumigaseki | Local | Wakaba |
History
The station opened on 10 April 1932.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tsurugashima Station becoming "TJ-24".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 33,510 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2010 | 34,636[6] |
2011 | 34,105[7] |
2012 | 34,105[8] |
2013 | 34,452[9] |
2014 | 33,510[5] |
Surrounding area
Tsurugashima Station lies on the boundary between the two cities of Kawagoe and Tsurugashima.
- Toyo University Kawagoe Campus
See also
References
- ^ "Tsurugashima Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ 「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.
- ^ a b 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)