Yanasegawa Station

TJ15
Yanasegawa Station

柳瀬川駅
The west entrance in September 2012
General information
Location2-5-1 Tate, Shiki-shi, Saitama-ken 353-0006
Japan
Coordinates35°49′52″N 139°33′46″E / 35.8312°N 139.5628°E / 35.8312; 139.5628
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance19.3 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-15  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 November 1979
Passengers
FY201920,264 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Mizuhodai
TJ16
towards Ogawamachi
 Tojo Line
Semi Express
Local
 Shiki
TJ14
towards Ikebukuro
Location
Yanasegawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yanasegawa Station
Yanasegawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Yanasegawa Station is located in Japan
Yanasegawa Station
Yanasegawa Station
Yanasegawa Station (Japan)

Yanasegawa Station (柳瀬川駅, Yanasegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

Yanasegawa station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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 Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The platforms in March 2008

The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
 TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama
 SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama
  via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

History

The station opened on 8 November 1979.[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".[5]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]

Through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai commenced on 18 March 2023.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,264 passengers daily.[9]

Accidents

On 3 September 2012 at around 22:10, a woman in her fifties jumped from the platform into the path of a non-stop Ikebukuro-bound express service and was killed.[10]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yanasegawa Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  5. ^ 「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.
  6. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  7. ^ "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。 [In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.]
  8. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
  9. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ 東武東上線急行に飛び込み死亡…１万６千人影響 [Tobu Tojo Line express hit by suicide - 16,000 affected]. Infosee News (in Japanese). Japan: Rakuten Inc. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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