Tōbu-Takezawa Station

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

Tōbu-Takezawa Station

東武竹沢駅
The east entrance in February 2017
Location680–4 Yukie, Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance67.1 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-34
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 July 1932
Previous namesTakezawa (until 1934)
Passengers
FY2014791 daily
Location
Tōbu-Takezawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Tōbu-Takezawa Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 67.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] 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.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[3] 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.[4]

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Ogawamachi, Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
  • The west entrance in February 2017
  • The connecting passage from the east side to west side in February 2017
  • The view from the south end of the platforms looking north in February 2017
  • The view from the north end of the platforms showing the cordoned-off section in February 2012
  • Lift access from the platform in February 2012

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
Ogawamachi   Local   Minami-yorii

History

The station opened on 23 July 1932 as Takezawa Station.[4] It was renamed Tōbu-Takezawa Station on 1 July 1934 to differentiate it from Takezawa Station, which opened on the Japanese National Railways (now JR East) Hachikō Line in October 1934.[4][1]

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
Takezawa Elementary School in February 2017

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  3. 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.
  4. "Tōbu-Takezawa information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  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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