Mizuhodai Station

Mizuhodai Station (みずほ台駅, Mizuhodai-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

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Mizuhodai Station

みずほ台駅
The east side of the station in September 2012
Location2-29-1 Mizuhodai, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0015
Japan
Coordinates35.8382°N 139.5509°E / 35.8382; 139.5509
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance20.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeTJ-16     
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1977
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)41,056 daily
Location
Mizuhodai Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Mizuhodai Station
Mizuhodai Station (Japan)

Lines

Mizuhodai 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 Yanasegawa and Tsuruse stations, it is 20.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platform.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Wakōshi, Narimasu, 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 east entrance in April 2012
  • The ticket barriers in February 2009
  • The platforms and passenger waiting room in March 2008

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
Yanasegawa   Semi express   Tsuruse
Yanasegawa   Local   Tsuruse

History
The west entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 21 October 1977.[1]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[3]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Mizuhodai Station becoming "TJ-16".[4]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 41,056 passengers daily.[6]

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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. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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