TJ24 Tsurugashima Station 鶴ヶ島駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 18-5 Kami-hiroya, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken 350-2203 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°56′12″N 139°25′27″E / 35.9367°N 139.4241°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 37.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | TJ-24 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 10 April 1932 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 33,039 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅, Tsurugashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. [1]
Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kasumigaseki and Wakaba, it is 37.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. [2] Rapid Express, [3] Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. [4]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platforms.
1 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Sakado, Shinrin-kōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for
Kawagoe,
Wakōshi, and
Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai |
The station opened on 10 April 1932. [2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Tsurugashima Station becoming "TJ-24". [5]
From March 2023, Tsurugashima Station became an Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services. [6] In addition, through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai commenced. [3] [7]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 33,039 passengers daily. [8] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2010 | 34,636 [9] |
2011 | 34,105 [10] |
2012 | 34,105 [11] |
2013 | 34,452 [12] |
Tsurugashima Station lies on the boundary between the two cities of Kawagoe and Tsurugashima.
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.]
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