Tsurugashima Station

TJ24
Tsurugashima Station
鶴ヶ島駅
Tsurugashima Station east entrance in July 2012
Location 18-5 Kami-hiroya, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates 35°56′12″N 139°25′27″E / 35.9367°N 139.4241°E / 35.9367; 139.4241Coordinates: 35°56′12″N 139°25′27″E / 35.9367°N 139.4241°E / 35.9367; 139.4241
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 37.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code TJ-24     
Website Official website
History
Opened 10 April 1932
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 33,510 daily
Location
Tsurugashima Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Tsurugashima Station
Tsurugashima Station (Japan)

Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅, Tsurugashima-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kasumigaseki and Wakaba, it is 37.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platforms.

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, 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 for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kasumigaseki   Express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Semi express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Local   Wakaba

History

The station opened on 10 April 1932.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tsurugashima Station becoming "TJ-24".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 33,510 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201034,636[6]
201134,105[7]
201234,105[8]
201334,452[9]
201433,510[5]

Surrounding area

The west side of the station in July 2012

Tsurugashima Station lies on the boundary between the two cities of Sakado and Tsurugashima.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tsurugashima Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. 1 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. ↑ 「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.
  5. 1 2 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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