Asaka Station (Saitama)

Asaka Station (朝霞駅, Asaka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

TJ12
Asaka Station

朝霞駅
The south entrance in September 2012
Location2-13-52 Honchō, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0011
Japan
Coordinates35.7969°N 139.6001°E / 35.7969; 139.6001
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance14.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeTJ-12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1914 (1914-05-01)
Previous namesHizaori (until 1932)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)64,163 daily
Location
Asaka Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Asaka Station
Asaka Station (Japan)

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 Wakōshi and Asakadai stations, it is 14.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

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

  • The east entrance in September 2011
  • The ticket barriers in February 2009
  • View of the platforms in March 2008
  • The permanent way maintenance sidings on the east side of the station in April 2014

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Sakado, and Ogawamachi (Semi express services)
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Sakado, and Ogawamachi (Local services)
3 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services)
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
4 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Semi express services)

It is planned to have platform edge doors on the Up platform (tracks 3 and 4) in use from 23 March 2019.[3]

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
Express: Does not stop at this station
Wakōshi   Semi express   Asakadai
Wakōshi   Local   Asakadai

History

The station first opened as Hizaori Station (膝折駅) on 1 May 1914, coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Asaka Station on 10 May 1932.[4]

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 Asaka Station becoming "TJ-12".[6]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]

  • The north entrance (present-day east entrance) in November 2004 before redevelopment
  • The south entrance in January 2005 before redevelopment

Future developments

Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 64,163 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

Bus services
A "Wakuwaku" community bus in front of Asaka Station in April 2006

The station is served by "Wakuwaku" community bus services operated by the city of Asaka.[10]

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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  3. 東武東上線池袋駅2番・3番ホームと朝霞駅3番・4番ホームでホームドアの使用を開始 [Tobu Tojo Line Ikebukuro Station platforms 2 and 3 and Asaka Station platforms 3 and 4 platform doors use beginning]. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. 48 (570): 126–131.
  5. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published June 2008
  6. 「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.
  7. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  8. 東武鉄道，ホームドアの設置を拡大 [Tobu Railway to expand platform door installation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. 市内循環バス『わくわく号』案内 ["Wakuwaku" city community bus information] (in Japanese). City of Asaka. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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