Sakado Station (Saitama) Explained


Sakado Station
Native Name:坂戸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1 Hinode-chō, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0225
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9572°N 139.394°W
Operator: Tōbu Railway
Distance:40.6 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Connections:Bus stop
Code:TJ-26
Rebuilt:2011
Former:Sakado-machi (until 1976)
Passengers:29,107 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sakado Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

Sakado Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo. Located between and, it is 40.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] It also forms the starting point of the Tobu Ogose Line branchline to .

Services

All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid Express, Rapid, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by eight trains per hour in each direction on the Tojo Line, and by four trains per hour to Ogose on the Ogose Line.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two sets of island platforms numbered from south to north. From 2010, a new elevated station building provided a central set of ticket gates, replacing the previous exits on the north and south sides.

This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]

A siding on the north side of the station is used for storing track maintenance machines. A stabling track for Ogose Line trains lies to the east of the station, next to the permanent way depot.[4] This was created in 2008.

Platforms

The Ogose Line platforms (1 and 2) are 4 cars long, and the Tojo Line platforms (3 and 4) are 10 cars long.

History

The station first opened on 27 October 1916, named, coinciding with the extension of the Tojo Railway from Kawagoe. At the time of opening, the journey time from Ikebukuro was approximately 1 hour 40 minutes (compared to 45 minutes by express in 2008).[5] The Ogose Line was opened from Sakado Station on 17 February 1932, initially as a freight line as far as . The Ogose Line was extended from Morido to Ogose on 16 December 1934, from which date passenger service commenced.[2]

From the 1920s, a track continued due westward to the Komagawa River for transporting gravel. This operated until the 1960s. The track maintenance storage track stub to the west of the station, between the Tojo Line and Ogose Line tracks is the truncated remainder of this former line.[6]

The station was renamed Sakado on 1 September 1976 when Sakado became a city.[5] In 1986, the locomotive depot at the east end of the station was closed, although the sheds remain to this day, used as a track maintenance depot.

Mirrors and platform edge sensors were added to the Ogose Line platforms in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation from June 2008.

Work started in 2009 to rebuild the station with an elevated concourse providing a link between the north and south sides of the station. Rebuilding was completed in April 2011.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Sakado Station becoming "TJ-26".[7]

Through running to and from and via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[8] [9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,107 passengers daily.[10] Passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
1950 2,485[11]
1960 4,825
1970 8,440
1980 11,909
1990 15,552
2000 25,374
2005 26,860[12]
2010 26,775[13]
2015 28,472[14]

Surrounding area

Education

Hotels

Bus services

The north side of the station is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Ōya Line) and "Sakacchi Wagon" (Nissai Line) community minibus services operated by the city of Sakado.[15] The south side is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Tsurumai Line) and "Sakacchi Wagon" (Shigaichi Line) community minibus services.[15]

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sakado Station information. Japanese. Japan. Tobu Railway. 9 January 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. 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 . 64–68. 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. Yamamoto . Tomoyuki . ja: 東武東上線の神話時代（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine. 48. 570. 126–131. October 2008.
  6. Web site: http://hkuma.com/rail/sakado01.html. ja:坂戸の砂利線. Sakado Gravel Line . H.. Kuma. March 2008. Rail & Bikes. Japan. Japanese. 8 April 2011.
  7. 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. 21 March 2012.
  8. Web site: 2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について. Tobu Railway. March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision. 2023-05-28. 羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。. In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175653/https://www.tobu.co.jp/news/3163/. 2023-03-14. live.
  9. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
  10. 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.
  11. Sawauchi. Kazuaki. ja:東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程. History of the Tobu Tojo Line. The Railway Pictorial . 63. 880. 18. Denkisha Kenkyūkai. Japan . Japanese. October 2013.
  12. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）. Station information: Passenger figures. 2005. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405121008/http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. 5 April 2012. 13 June 2015.
  13. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）. Station information: Passenger figures. 2010. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823044332/http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. 23 August 2013. 13 June 2015.
  14. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）. Station information: Passenger figures. 2015. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425063103/http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. 25 April 2014. 13 June 2016.
  15. Web site: http://www.city.sakado.lg.jp/resources/content/33843/jikokuhyo.pdf. ja:さかっちバス・さかっちワゴン時刻表. Sakacchi Bus & Sakacchi Wagon Timetable. Japanese. Japan. City of Sakado. 2. 1 November 2013. 15 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215064222/http://www.city.sakado.lg.jp/resources/content/33843/jikokuhyo.pdf. 15 December 2013.
  16. Web site: http://www.tobu-bus.com/pc/kousoku/16.html. ja:坂戸駅南口・川越駅西口－成田空港　直行バス. Sakado/Kawagoe - Narita Airport Direct Bus. Tobu Bus Online. Tobu Bus Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 18 May 2012.
  17. Web site: http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/area/haneda/kagohara_kumagaya.html. ja:籠原駅・熊谷・森林公園駅・坂戸駅⇔羽田空港. Kagohara/Kumagaya/Shinrinkoen/Sakado - Haneda Airport. Airport Limousine. Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 18 May 2012.
  18. Web site: http://www.kintetsu-bus.co.jp/highway/routelist/route_detail.php?no=10. ja:大阪・京都←→川越・坂戸・熊谷（ウイングライナー）. Osaka/Kyoto - Kawagoe/Sakado/Kumagaya. Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 18 May 2012.

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