Tōbu-Takezawa Station

Tōbu-Takezawa Station
東武竹沢駅

East entrance, February 2012
Location 680-4 Yukie, Ogawa, Hiki, Saitama
(比企郡小川町靱負680-4)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Connections
Other information
Station code TJ-34
History
Opened 1932
Previous names Takezawa (until 1934)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 791 daily

Tōbu-Takezawa Station (東武竹沢駅 Tōbutakezawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line in Ogawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Tōbu-Takezawa Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 67.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[4] The station building is located on the east side, and an entrance on the west side of the station leads to the east side entrance via a passageway underneath the tracks.[1]

Platforms

1  Tōbu Tōjō Line for Yorii
2  Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi, Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Ogawamachi   Local   Obusuma

History

The station opened on 23 July 1932 as Takezawa Station.[1] It was renamed Tōbu-Takezawa Station on 1 July 1934 to differentiate it from Takezawa Station, which opened on the JNR (now JR East) Hachikō Line in October 1934.[1][2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tōbu-Takezawa Station becoming "TJ-34".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 791 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tōbu-Takezawa information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. 1 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. Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  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. 35/67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  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 19 February 2016.

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Coordinates: 36°04′31″N 139°14′16″E / 36.0752°N 139.2378°E / 36.0752; 139.2378

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