Yatsuka Station
Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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 Yatsuka Station East Exit, April 2005 | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka, Saitama （埼玉県草加市谷塚一丁目1-22） Japan | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-15 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1925 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2014) | 36,502 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.
Station layout
The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Tokyo Skytree, Asakusa |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line | for Kasukabe, Kita-Koshigaya, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
History
The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 36,502 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Yatsuka Post Office
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References
- 「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 27 May 2012.
- 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)
External links
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- Tobu Station information (in Japanese)
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