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Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅, Asakadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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-Chūkagai. Located between Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Rapid Express, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

The station is adjacent and at right angles to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.

Station layout

The station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4] The station building is located above the platforms, which are situated in a cutting.

Platforms

1/2 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrin-kōen, and Ogawamachi
3/4 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro
Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
 TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
 SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama
  via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Ebina and Shōnandai
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai

Rapid Express, Express, and Semi-Express trains usually use platforms 1 and 4 in their respective directions. Local trains usually use platforms 2 and 3 in their respective directions.

  • The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014
    The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014
  • The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014
    The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014
  • The north end of the platforms in November 2014
    The north end of the platforms in November 2014
  • The south end of the platforms in November 2014
    The south end of the platforms in November 2014

History

The station opened on 6 August 1974.[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[5]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Asakadai Station becoming "TJ-13".[6]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]

From March 2023, Asakadai Station became a Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services.[8] In addition, through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama, Ebina, and Shōnandai commenced.[9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 161,762 passengers daily.[10]

Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[11]

Fiscal year Daily average
1980 24,549
1990 46,495
2000 61,429
2010 72,610
2015 79,109[12]

Surrounding area

The south entrance in September 2012

Bus services

From 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[13]　

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 23/61. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
  6. ^ 「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.
  7. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  8. ^ "東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。 [In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.]
  10. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員)" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. ^ Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 63 (880). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 18.
  12. ^ 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [Saitama Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)

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