Iwatsuki Station

Iwatsuki Station (岩槻駅, Iwatsuki-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Iwatsuki Station

岩槻駅
Iwatsuki Station in June 2016
Location1-1-1 Honchō, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance8.5 km from Ōmiya
Platforms1 side + 1 island
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTD-06
History
Opened17 November 1929
Rebuilt2014
Previous namesIwatsukicho Station (to 1939)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)35,349 daily

Lines

Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 8.5 km from the western terminus of the Tobu Urban Park Line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for bi-directional traffic
3 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Kasukabe, and Kashiwa

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line TD06
Ōmiya TD01   Limited Express Urban Park Liner   Higashi-Iwatsuki TD07
Kasukabe TD10
Ōmiya TD01   Express   Kasukabe TD10
Ōmiya TD01   Section Express   Kasukabe TD10
Nanasato TD05   Local   Higashi-Iwatsuki TD07

History
The station in September 2009, before rebuilding

The station opened on 17 November 1929 as Iwatsukicho Station (岩槻町駅).[1] It was renamed Iwatsuki on 10 June 1939.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-06".[2] The station building was rebuilt as a new overhead station during fiscal 2014.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 35,349 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area
  • Site of Iwatsuki Castle
  • Saitama City Iwatsuki Ward Office
  • Iwatsuki Post Office
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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 「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 20 February 2014.
  3. ２０１３年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 railway business investment plan] (PDF). Tobu News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. 駅情報（乗降人員） Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

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