Kita-Sakado Station

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Kita-Sakado Station

北坂戸駅
Kita-Sakado Station East Entrance 20120326.JPG
Kita-Sakado Station east entrance in March 2012
Location1 Hirosuechō, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0272
Japan
Coordinates35°58′20″N 139°23′49″E / 35.97222°N 139.39694°E / 35.97222; 139.39694Coordinates: 35°58′20″N 139°23′49″E / 35.97222°N 139.39694°E / 35.97222; 139.39694
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance42.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-27  
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7406.html
History
Opened21 August 1973
Passengers
FY201920,020 daily
Location
Kita-Sakado Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kita-Sakado Station
Kita-Sakado Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Kita-Sakado Station (北坂戸駅, Kitasakado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines[]

Kita-Sakado Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Sakado and Takasaka, it is 42.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.[3]

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platforms.

  • The ticket barriers in November 2008

  • View of the platforms in March 2008

  • The toilet block at the south end of the platform in September 2013

Platforms[]

1 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
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

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Tōbu Tōjō Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sakado   Express / F Liner   Takasaka
Sakado   Semi express   Takasaka
Sakado   Local   Takasaka

History[]

The station opened on 21 August 1973.[1][2] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kita-Sakado Station becoming "TJ-27".[4]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,020 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area[]

The west entrance in March 2012

Civic[]

  • "Orumo" Sakado Civic Culture Centre

Education[]

The main entrance of Sakado High School
  • Sakado School for the Deaf
  • Saitama Prefectural Sakado High School[6]
  • Sakura Junior High School
  • Sakado Elementary School
  • Kita-Sakado Elementary School

Rivers[]

  • Oppegawa River
  • Komagawa River

Bus services[]

The east side of the station is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Ōya Line) and "Sakacchi Wagon" (Maguro Line & Shigaichi Line) community minibus services operated by the city of Sakado.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kita-Sakado Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ 「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 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ Sakado High School official website (in Japanese)
  7. ^ さかっちバス・さかっちワゴン時刻表 [Sakacchi Bus & Sakacchi Wagon Timetable] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: City of Sakado. 1 November 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Kita-Sakado Station at Wikimedia Commons

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