Takasaka Station

Takasaka Station (高坂駅, Takasaka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Takasaka Station

高坂駅
The west entrance in March 2012
Location1333-2 Takasaka, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0047
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance46.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-28     
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7407.html
History
Opened1 October 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)25,937 daily
Location
Takasaka Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Takasaka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Sakado and Higashi-Matsuyama, it is 46.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.[3]

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Kawagoe, 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

Facilities and accessibility

A waiting room is provided on the platform. Universal access toilets are located in the station building.[4] Escalators and lifts are provided in addition to steps to the station and platforms.[4]

  • East exit, June 2019
  • The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in June 2013
  • View of the platforms, looking toward Ikebukuro in March 2008
  • The passenger waiting room on the platform in June 2013

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
Kita-Sakado   Express / F Liner   Higashi-Matsuyama
Kita-Sakado   Semi express   Higashi-Matsuyama
Kita-Sakado   Local   Higashi-Matsuyama

History

The station opened on 1 October 1923.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Takasaka Station becoming "TJ-28".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 25,937 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area
The shuttle bus for Peony Walk shopping mall in October 2010

A large out-of-town shopping mall, Peony Walk, is located approximately 1 km from Takasaka Station.[7]

  • Takasaka New Town
  • Tokigawa River
  • Tokigawa Riverside Park

See also

References
  1. "Takasaka Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. 構内マップ [Station map] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. 「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 21 March 2012.
  6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. Peony Walk official website. Retrieved 18 January 2010. (in Japanese)

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