Kita-Asaka Station Explained


Kita-Asaka Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:北朝霞駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1-11 Hamazaki, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0033
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8153°N 139.5875°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Musashino Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:22.8 km from
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Code: JM28
Passengers:70,577 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kita-Asaka Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Kita-Asaka Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from to and . It is located adjacent and at right angles to Asakadai Station on the Tobu Tojo Line to in Tokyo. The station is located 22.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.[2] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1] The station has toilet facilities located on the mezzanine level, and both escalator and lift access from the ground level entrance to the elevated platform. Universal access toilets are located outside the station.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]

In April 2014, work started to extend the platform by approximately 40m (130feet) to the east (toward) to allow the train stopping positions to be offset by two car lengths on either side and alleviate crowding on the platform during busy periods.[4] Costing approximately 200 million yen, work was scheduled to be completed around December 2014.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 70,577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the third busiest station on the Musashino Line after and .[5] The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200053,524[6]
200154,907[7]
200255,897[8]
200357,581[9]
200458,429[10]
200556,832[11]
200658,114[12]
200759,899[13]
200860,855[14]
200961,912[15]
2010 62,958[16]
2011 63,263[17]
2012 65,178[18]
2013 67,382[19]
2014 66,972[20]

Surrounding area

Bus services

Buses from in front of the station are operated by Tobu Bus, Kokusai Kogyo (KKJ), as well as "Wakuwaku" community bus services operated by the city of Asaka.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=550. ja:各駅情報（北朝霞駅）. Station Information (Kita-Asaka Station) . East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . ja: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 . Kodansha . February 2011 . Japan . 22/59. 978-4-06-270071-9.
  3. Book: ja:停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 74 . 4-533-02980-9.
  4. Web site: http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO70421370V20C14A4L72000/ . ja:北朝霞駅ホーム延伸　ＪＲ東、年内完成目指す . Kita-Asaka Station platform to be extended - Completion by end of year . 26 April 2014 . Nikkei Shimbun Online . Nikkei Inc. . Japan. Japanese. 6 July 2014 .
  5. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 9 October 2014 . 22 January 2012 . dead .
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2001.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2002.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2003.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2004.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  11. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 22 January 2012 . dead .
  12. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2006.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  13. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  14. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2008.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  15. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2009.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 22 January 2012.
  16. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 12 September 2012 . dead .
  17. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011) . 2012 . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165126/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . 8 October 2014 . 6 July 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012) . 2013 . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220750/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . 7 October 2014 . 6 July 2014 . dead .
  19. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). 2014 . East Japan Railway Company . Japan. Japanese . 6 July 2014.
  20. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014) . 2015 . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 6 May 2001 . 6 February 2016 . dead .
  21. Web site: http://www.city.asaka.lg.jp/soshiki/26/jkbus-annai.html . ja:市内循環バス『わくわく号』案内 . "Wakuwaku" city community bus information . City of Asaka . Japanese . 6 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715040523/http://www.city.asaka.lg.jp/soshiki/26/jkbus-annai.html . 15 July 2014 . dead .

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