Higashi-Iwatsuki Station

Railway station in Saitama, Japan
35°57′49″N 139°42′45″E / 35.9635°N 139.7124°E / 35.9635; 139.7124Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tobu Urban Park LineDistance10.9 km from ŌmiyaPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTD-07WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened17 November 1929; 94 years ago (1929-11-17)PassengersFY201920,454 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Iwatsuki
TD06
towards Ōmiya
 Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
 Toyoharu
One-way operation
Urban Park Line
Local
 Toyoharu
TD08
towards Funabashi
Location
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is located in Japan
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Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
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Higashi-Iwatsuki Station (東岩槻駅, Higashi-Iwatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-07".

Lines

Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platform.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2 ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line for Kashiwa and Funabashi

History

The station opened on 1 December 1969.[1] The present station building was completed in 2006. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Noda Line, with Higashi-Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-07".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,454 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Iwatsuki Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Higashi-Iwatsuki Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)