Tsurugashima Station

Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅, Tsurugashima-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

TJ24
Tsurugashima Station

鶴ヶ島駅
Tsurugashima Station east entrance in July 2012
Location18-5 Kami-hiroya, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.9367°N 139.4241°E / 35.9367; 139.4241
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance37.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-24  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 April 1932
Passengers
FY201433,510 daily
Location
Tsurugashima Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Tsurugashima Station
Tsurugashima Station (Japan)

Lines

Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kasumigaseki and Wakaba, it is 37.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platforms.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
  • The ticket barriers in November 2008
  • View of the platforms in April 2016

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kasumigaseki   Express / F Liner   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Semi express   Wakaba
Kasumigaseki   Local   Wakaba

History

The station opened on 10 April 1932.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tsurugashima Station becoming "TJ-24".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 33,510 passengers daily.[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201034,636[6]
201134,105[7]
201234,105[8]
201334,452[9]
201433,510[5]

Surrounding area
The west side of the station in July 2012

Tsurugashima Station lies on the boundary between the two cities of Kawagoe and Tsurugashima.

See also

References
  1. "Tsurugashima Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. 「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 21 March 2012.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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