Asakadai Station

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Asakadai Station

朝霞台駅
Asakadai Station North Entrance 20120910.JPG
The north entrance in September 2012
Location1-4-17 Higashi-benzai, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0022
Japan
Coordinates35°48′51″N 139°35′14″E / 35.8143°N 139.5872°E / 35.8143; 139.5872Coordinates: 35°48′51″N 139°35′14″E / 35.8143°N 139.5872°E / 35.8143; 139.5872
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance16.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Other information
Station codeTJ-13
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7307.html
History
Opened6 August 1974 (1974-08-06)
Passengers
FY2019161,762 daily
Location
Asakadai Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Asakadai Station
Asakadai Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅, Asakadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines[]

The 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 Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Rapid, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

The station is adjacent and at right angles to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4] The station building is located above the platforms, which are situated in a cutting.

Platforms[]

1 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)
2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (Local services)
3 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services)
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)

  • The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014

  • The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014

  • The north end of the platforms in November 2014

  • The south end of the platforms in November 2014

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Tōbu Tōjō Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Ikebukuro   Kawagoe express   Kawagoe
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Wakōshi   Rapid   Shiki
Wakōshi   Express / F Liner   Shiki
Asaka   Semi express   Shiki
Asaka   Local   Shiki

History[]

The station opened on 6 August 1974.[2]

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 Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Asakadai Station becoming "TJ-13".[6]

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

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 161,762 passengers daily.[8]

Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[9]

Fiscal year Daily average
1980 24,549
1990 46,495
2000 61,429
2010 72,610
2015 79,109[10]

Surrounding area[]

The south entrance in September 2012

Bus services[]

From 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[11]　

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 23/61. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  6. ^ 「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 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  7. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  8. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員)" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  9. ^ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 18.
  10. ^ 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [Saitama Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)

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