Yanasegawa Station

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TJ15
Yanasegawa Station

柳瀬川駅
Yanasegawa Station West Entrance 20120910.JPG
The west entrance in September 2012
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; 139.5628Coordinates: 35°49′52″N 139°33′46″E / 35.8312°N 139.5628°E / 35.8312; 139.5628
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg 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
Location
Yanasegawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yanasegawa Station
Yanasegawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

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

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]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,264 passengers daily.[7]

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.[8]

Surrounding area[]

See also[]

References[]

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

External links[]

Media related to Yanasegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

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