Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅, Asakadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
TJ13 Asakadai Station 朝霞台駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The north entrance in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-4-17 Higashi-benzai, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0022 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′51″N 139°35′14″E / 35.8143°N 139.5872°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Tōjō Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | TJ-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 August 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 161,762 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chūkagai. Located between Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Rapid Express, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]
The station is adjacent and at right angles to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.
Station layout
editThe station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4] The station building is located above the platforms, which are situated in a cutting.
Platforms
edit| 1/2 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrin-kōen, and Ogawamachi |
| 3/4 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama  via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Ebina and Shōnandai Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
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Rapid Express, Express, and Semi-Express trains usually use platforms 1 and 4 in their respective directions. Local trains usually use platforms 2 and 3 in their respective directions.
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The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014 -
The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014 -
The north end of the platforms in November 2014 -
The south end of the platforms in November 2014
History
editThe station opened on 6 August 1974.[2]
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[5]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Asakadai Station becoming "TJ-13".[6]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]
From March 2023, Asakadai Station became a Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services.[8] In addition, through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama, Ebina, and Shōnandai commenced.[9]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 161,762 passengers daily.[10]
Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[11]
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1980 | 24,549 |
| 1990 | 46,495 |
| 2000 | 61,429 |
| 2010 | 72,610 |
| 2015 | 79,109[12] |
Surrounding area
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- Kita-Asaka Station (JR Musashino Line)
- Toyo University Asaka Campus
Bus services
editFrom 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
- ^ a b 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. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 23/61. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
- ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
- ^ 「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 21 March 2012.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ "東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。
[In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.] - ^ "駅情報（乗降人員)" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 63 (880). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 18.
- ^ 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [Saitama Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)
External links
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- Tobu station information Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)