Yanasegawa Station | |
| Native Name: | 柳瀬川駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 2-5-1 Tate, Shiki-shi, Saitama-ken 353-0006 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.8312°N 139.5628°W |
| Operator: | Tōbu Railway |
| Line: | Tōbu Tōjō Line |
| Distance: | 19.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Code: | TJ-15 |
| Opened: | 8 November 1979 |
| Passengers: | 20,264 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Yanasegawa Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Yanasegawa station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[2]
The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
The station opened on 8 November 1979.[3]
Through-running to and from via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".[5]
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]
Through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to and commenced on 18 March 2023.[7] [8]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,264 passengers daily.[9]
On 3 September 2012 at around 22:10, a woman in her fifties jumped from the platform into the path of a non-stop Ikebukuro-bound express service and was killed.[10]