Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TS15 Yatsuka Station 谷塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yatsuka Station East Exit, October 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0028 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′54″N 139°48′05″E / 35.8151°N 139.8014°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Skytree Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.9 km from Asakusa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 38,681 daily | ||||||||||
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Line edit
Yatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.
Station layout edit
The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.
Platforms edit
| 1 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
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| 2 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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Station platforms, July 2016
History edit
The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".[1]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,681 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Yatsuka Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 「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.
- ^ 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 Yatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu Station information (in Japanese)