Atago Station (Chiba)

TD16
Atago Station

愛宕駅
Atago Station in November 2021
General information
Location1217 Nakanodai, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0035
Japan
Coordinates35°57′01″N 139°51′53″E / 35.95028°N 139.86472°E / 35.95028; 139.86472
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance27.7 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeTD-16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1929; 95 years ago (1929-09-01)
Passengers
FY20199,900 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shimizu-kōen
TD15
towards Ōmiya
 Urban Park Liner Nodashi
TD17
towards Kashiwa
Shimizu-kōen
One-way operation
 Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Shimizu-kōen
TD15
towards Ōmiya
 Urban Park Line
Express
 Nodashi
TD17
towards Funabashi
Urban Park Line
Section Express
 Nodashi
TD17
towards Kashiwa
Urban Park Line
Local
 Nodashi
TD17
towards Funabashi
Location
Atago Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Atago Station
Atago Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Atago Station is located in Japan
Atago Station
Atago Station
Atago Station (Japan)

Atago Station (愛宕駅, Atago-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-16".

Lines

Atago Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 27.7 km (17.2 mi) from the line's western terminus at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

Atago Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is scheduled to be rebuilt as an elevated station by fiscal 2023.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya
2 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi
  • The platforms in March 2021
    The platforms in March 2021

History

Atago Station opened on September 1, 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Atago Station becoming "TD-16".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,900 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Noda City Hall
  • Atago Jinja
  • Noda Cultural Center
  • Noda Post Office
  • Bujinkan Honbu Dojo

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ ２０１４年４月１日（火）より東武野田線に路線愛称名「東武アーバンパークライン」を導入します！ [Tobu Noda Line to be renamed "Tobu Urban Park Line" from 1 April 2014] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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