Iwatsuki Station (Saitama) Explained

Iwatsuki Station
Native Name:	岩槻駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1-1 Honchō, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 339-0057
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Tōbu Railway
Line:	Tōbu Urban Park Line
Distance:	8.5 km from
Platforms:	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:	3
Code:	TD-06
Rebuilt:	2014
Former:	Iwatsukicho Station (to 1939)
Passengers:	36,935 daily
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	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-06".

Lines

Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7km (39miles) Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from, and lies 8.5km (05.3miles)m from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 17 November 1929 as .^[1] It was renamed Iwatsuki on 10 June 1939.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-06".^[2] The station building was rebuilt as a new overhead station during fiscal 2014.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,935 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Site of Iwatsuki Castle
Saitama City Iwatsuki Ward Office
Iwatsuki Post Office

External links

Tobu station information

Notes and References

Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: 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.
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. 20 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/b07de8283c551755913c68d100bdb2a0/130425_1.pdf. ja:２０１３年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画. Fiscal 2013 railway business investment plan. 25 April 2013. Tobu News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 26 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613025415/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/b07de8283c551755913c68d100bdb2a0/130425_1.pdf. 13 June 2013. dead.
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.