Higashi-Iwatsuki Station Explained


Higashi-Iwatsuki Station
Native Name:東岩槻駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-12-1 Higashi-Iwatsuki, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: Tōbu Railway
Line: Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance:10.9 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:TD-07
Passengers:20,454 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Higashi-Iwatsuki Station

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 62.7km (39miles) Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from in Saitama Prefecture to in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 10.9km (06.8miles) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 224. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「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. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. pdf. 9 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja: 駅情報(乗降人員). Station information: Passenger figures. 2021. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 5 January 2021.