Wakōshi Station

TJ11 Y01 F01
Wakōshi Station

和光市駅
TJ11 Y01 F01; Wakōshi Station; 和光市駅
	General view of the station from the south side in July 2008
Location	4-6 Honchō, Wakō-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0114; Japan
Coordinates	35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°ECoordinates: 35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway (manager); Tokyo Metro;
Line(s)	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line; Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line; F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line;
Distance	12.5 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TJ-11, Y-01, F-01
History
Opened	February 1, 1934
Previous names	Niikura (to 1951); Yamato-machi (to 1970)
Passengers
FY2019	180,819 daily (Tōbu); 192,132 (Tokyo Metro)
Services
Location
	Wakōshi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture

Wakōshi Station (和光市駅, Wakōshi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture. It is the westernmost station in the Tokyo subway network, and the northernmost Tokyo Metro station (Nishi-Takashimadaira on the Toei network is farther north).

Lines[]

Wakōshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe and Ogawamachi in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing northward on the Tobu Tojo Line to Shiki and Kawagoeshi. Trains continuing onto the Tobu Tojo Line from Tokyo Metro lines all change drivers here: Tobu Railway drivers take over trains from Tokyo and Tokyo Metro drivers take over trains towards Tokyo. Located between Narimasu and Asaka stations, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two platforms, 2 and 3, used by Tokyo Metro services were equipped with chest-high platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.^[2] Similar platform edge doors were installed on the Tōbu platforms, 1 and 4, in February 2016, and scheduled to be brought into operation from 26 March.^[3]

South entrance, October 2012
North entrance, October 2012
Ticket barriers, October 2012

Platforms[]

1	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii (from Ikebukuro on the Tojo Line)
2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (from the Yurakucho Line & the Fukutoshin Line)
	Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line	(terminating services)
	F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	(terminating services)
3	Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba
3	F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Narimasu, Kami-Itabashi, and Ikebukuro

View from platforms 3/4, looking toward Ikebukuro, October 2012
Track layout of Wakoshi station

History[]

Niikura Station circa 1942

The station opened on February 1, 1934, as Niikura Station (にいくら駅) on the Tōjō Railway Line.^[4] Though originally written in hiragana, the station name was written in kanji (新倉駅) from July 21, 1934 onwards.^[4] On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町駅).^[4] On December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station.

Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008.^[5]

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11".^[6]

View of the platforms before the addition of platform screen doors, July 2008

Chest-height platform edge doors were added to platforms 2 and 3 in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.^[2]

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 Tōbu portion of the station was used by an average of 180,819 passengers daily.^[8] The Tokyo Metro portion of the station was used by an average of 192,132 passengers daily.^[9]

Surrounding area[]

RIKEN
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka Base
Honda Technical Research Institute
National Tax College
National Route 254 (Kawagoekaidō avenue)
Nihonium road (city road 113)

Bus services[]

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

Haneda Airport, operated by Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus)^[10] and Seibu Bus^[11]
Narita Airport, operated by Seibu Bus^[11]

References[]

^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 有楽町線：和光市駅に設置！ [Installation at Yurakucho Line Wakoshi Station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ 東上線和光市駅4番線ホームに可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed on platform 4 of Wakoshi Station on Tojo Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 和光市駅 [Wakōshi Station information].
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
^ 「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.
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Passenger ranking at each station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ 石神井公園駅・和光市駅⇔羽田空港 [Shakujiikoen/Wakoshi – Haneda Airport]. Airport Limousine (in Japanese). Japan: Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 西武　空港連絡バス [Seibu Airport Bus Links] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

External links[]

Media related to Wakōshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Tobu station information (in Japanese)
Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] 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.

[tokyometro20120327-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b 有楽町線：和光市駅に設置！ [Installation at Yurakucho Line Wakoshi Station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[railfan20160215-3] 東上線和光市駅4番線ホームに可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed on platform 4 of Wakoshi Station on Tojo Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[tobu-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 和光市駅 [Wakōshi Station information].

[timetable2008-5] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008

[tobu20120209-6] 「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.

[timetable2013-7] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013

[tobustats-8] 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[9] 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Passenger ranking at each station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[limousine_bus-10] 石神井公園駅・和光市駅⇔羽田空港 [Shakujiikoen/Wakoshi – Haneda Airport]. Airport Limousine (in Japanese). Japan: Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[seibu_bus-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b 西武　空港連絡バス [Seibu Airport Bus Links] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

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