Fujino-ushijima Station

Fujino-ushijima Station (藤の牛島駅, Fujino-ushijima-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

TD11
Fujino-ushijima Station

藤の牛島駅
Fujino-ushijima Station entrance in October 2014
Location1576 Ushijima, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°58′49″N 139°46′40″E
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance62.7 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1930
Previous namesUshijima (until March 1931)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)7,178 daily
Location
Fujino-ushijima Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Fujino-ushijima Station
Fujino-ushijima Station (Japan)

Lines

Fujino-ushijima Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tobu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 17.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposing side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
The station platforms in November 2008
1 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya
2 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line
Kasukabe   Urban Park Liner   Minami-Sakurai
Kasukabe   Express   Minami-Sakurai
Kasukabe   Local   Minami-Sakurai

History

The station opened on 1 October 1930 as Ushijima Station (牛島駅).[1] It was renamed Fujino-ushima on 5 March 1931.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Fujino-ushijima Station becoming "TD-11".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 7,178 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • Ushijima Wisteria (Special National Natural Monument)
  • Kasukabe – Ushijima Post Office

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. 駅情報（乗降人員） Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)
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