Tsuruse Station

Location
	Tsuruse Station Location within Japan

Tsuruse Station

鶴瀬駅
Tsuruse Station; 鶴瀬駅
	The east entrance in April 2015
General information
Location	1-11-1 Tsuruse-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0024; Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	22.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TJ-17
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7313.html
History
Opened	1 May 1914
Passengers
	43,850 per day (FY2014)
Location
Location
	Tsuruse Station Location within Japan

Tsuruse Station (鶴瀬駅, Tsuruse-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Tsuruse 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 Mizuhodai and Fujimino stations, it is 22.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.^[3]

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the platform.

1	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Saitama, Saitama, and Yorii
2	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Saitama, 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

←	Service	→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Mizuhodai	Semi express	Fujimino
Mizuhodai	Local	Fujimino

The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.^[4] The west entrance was opened in 1979.

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 Tsuruse Station becoming "TJ-17".^[6]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.^[7]

The station in 1918
The 1914 opening memorial stone at the north end of the station in November 2015
The station forecourt on the west side in September 2012 before remodelling

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 43,850 passengers daily.^[8]

^ "Tsuruse Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. 48 (570). Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 126–131. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ 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 (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ ららぽーと富士見グランドオープン (in Japanese). Japan: Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co., Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)