Wado Station (和戸駅, Wado-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TI01
Wado Station

和戸駅
Wado Station in April 2021
General information
Location1-1-1 Wado, Miyashiro-cho, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0836
Japan
Coordinates36°02′23″N 139°42′05″E / 36.0396°N 139.7014°E / 36.0396; 139.7014
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Isesaki Line
Distance43.9 km from Asakusa
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeTI-01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1899
Passengers
FY20194,102 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TS30
Terminus
Isesaki Line
Express
Kuki
TI02
Terminus
Isesaki Line
Section Express
Kuki
TI02
towards Tatebayashi
Isesaki Line
Semi Express
Kuki
TI02
Terminus
Isesaki Line
Section Semi Express
Kuki
TI02
towards Tatebayashi
Isesaki Line
Local
Kuki
TI02
towards Isesaki
Location
Wado Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Wado Station
Wado Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Wado Station is located in Japan
Wado Station
Wado Station
Wado Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Wado Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 43.9 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.

Station layout edit

This station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage.

Platforms edit

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

History edit

Wado Station opened on 20 December 1899.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Wado Station becoming "TI-01".[2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4102 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Miyashiro-Wado Post Office
  • Miyashiro Municipal Suga Elementary School
  • Miyashiro Municipal Suga Junior High School

See also edit

References edit

  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 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Wado Station at Wikimedia Commons