Asakadai Station

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Asakadai Station
朝霞台駅
File:Asakadai Station North Entrance 20120910.JPG
The north entrance in September 2012
Location 1-4-17 Higashi-benzai, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0022
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 16.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
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Other information
Station code TJ-13
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7307.html
History
Opened 6 August 1974 (1974-08-06)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 145,301 daily

Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅 Asakadai-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Tobu Tojo 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-Chukagai. Located between Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tobu Tojo Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Rapid, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

The station is adjacent to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.

Station layout

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View of the platforms, May 2011
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Station concourse, February 2009

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4]

This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]

Platforms

1  Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)
2  Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (Local services)
3  Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services)
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu TY line symbol.svg Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4  Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Wakōshi   Rapid   Shiki
Wakōshi   Express   Shiki
Commuter express: no stop
Asaka   Semi express   Shiki
Asaka   Local   Shiki

History

The 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 Tobu Tojo 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.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 145,301 passengers daily.[2]

Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[7]

Fiscal year Daily average
1980 24,549
1990 46,495
2000 86,491
2010 98,964

Surrounding area

Bus services

From 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.[8] 

See also

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
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  5. Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
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  8. "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港". Airport Limousine website. Retrieved on 12 July 2008. (Japanese)

External links

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