Tsuruse Station

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Tsuruse Station

鶴瀬駅
Tsuruse Station east entrance 20150409.JPG
The east entrance in April 2015
Location1-11-1 Tsuruse-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0024
Japan
Coordinates35°50′45.16″N 139°32′22.41″E / 35.8458778°N 139.5395583°E / 35.8458778; 139.5395583Coordinates: 35°50′45.16″N 139°32′22.41″E / 35.8458778°N 139.5395583°E / 35.8458778; 139.5395583
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance22.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-17  
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7313.html
History
Opened1 May 1914 (1914-05-01)
Passengers
FY201950,210 daily
Location
Tsuruse Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Tsuruse Station
Tsuruse Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Tsuruse Station (鶴瀬駅, Tsuruse-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines[]

Tsuruse 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 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]

Station layout[]

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

  • The west entrance in November 2015

  • The mezzanine on the west side in November 2015

  • The ticket barriers in November 2015

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 Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

  • The platforms viewed from the up (Ikebukuro) end in November 2015

  • The platforms viewed from the down (Kawagoe) end in November 2015

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
Express: Does not stop at this station
Mizuhodai   Semi express   Fujimino
Mizuhodai   Local   Fujimino

History[]

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 Tōbu Tōjō 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

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 50,210 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area[]

  • The temporary station forecourt and bus stops on the east side in November 2015

  • The station forecourt on the west side in November 2015 following remodelling

  • LaLaport Fujimi shopping mall in April 2015

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tsuruse Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ 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. ^ Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. Koyusha Co., Ltd. 48 (570): 126–131.
  5. ^ Tobu Tojo 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. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  7. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  8. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ ららぽーと富士見 グランドオープン ["Lalaport Fujimi" grand opening] (in Japanese). Japan: Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co., Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

External links[]

Media related to Tsuruse Station at Wikimedia Commons

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