Washinomiya Station

Washinomiya Station (鷲宮駅, Washinomiya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Washinomiya Station

鷲宮駅
Washinomiya Station east entrance, April 2012
Location1-1-17 Washinomiya-Chuo, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県久喜市鷲宮中央一丁目1-17)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Isesaki Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station codeTI-03
History
Opened1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)7,241 daily

Lines

Washinomiya Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 52.1 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building, with one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks located on the ground level; however, the central track and one side of the island platform are no longer in use.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
2 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Isesaki Line
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Kuki   Section Express   Hanasaki
Kuki   Section Semi-Express   Hanasaki
Kuki   Local   Hanasaki

History

Washinomiya Station opened on 6 September 1902.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Washinomiya Station becoming "TI-03".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 7,241 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • Former Washinomiya Town Hall
  • Washinomiya Post Office
  • Washinomiya Jinja
  • Washinomiya High School

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. 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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. 駅情報（乗車員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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