Wakōshi Station
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 the Saitama Prefecture.
Lines
Station Layout
Two island platforms with four tracks.
| 1 | ■Tōjō Main Line | Saitama ・ Kawagoe ・ Higashi-Matsuyama ・ Saitama |
| 2 | ■Tōjō Main Line | Shiki ・ Kawagoeshi ・ Shinrin-kōen |
| ○Yūrakuchō Line | (Terminus) | |
| 3 | ○Yūrakuchō Line | Kotake-mukaihara ・ Ikebukuro ・ Iidabashi ・ Nagatachō ・ Yūrakuchō ・ Shin-Kiba ・ Shinsen-Ikebukuro |
| 4 | ■Tōjō Main Line | Narimasu ・ Kami-Itabashi ・ Ikebukuro |
History
- February 1, 1934: Opens as Niigura Station (新倉駅, -eki), a station of Tōbu Railway Tōjō Main Line.
- July 21, 1934: Renamed Niikura Station (新倉駅, -eki).
- October 1, 1951: Renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町, -eki).
- December 20, 1970: Renamed Wakōshi Station.
- August 25, 1987: Yūrakuchō Line opens.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikebukuro | Ltd. Express | Kawagoe | ||
| Narimasu | Express | Asakadai | ||
| Narimasu | Commuter Express | Saitama | ||
| Narimasu | Semi Express | Asaka | ||
| Narimasu | Local | Asaka | ||
| (Tōbu Tōjō Main Line) | Yūrakuchō Line | Chikatetsu-narimasu | ||
Surroundings
- RIKEN
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka Base
- Honda technical research institute (along the Kawagoekaido avenue)
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