Iwatsuki Station

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Iwatsuki Station
岩槻駅
File:Iwatsuki-Sta.JPG
Iwatsuki Station in September 2009
Location 1-1-1 Honchō, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
(さいたま市岩槻区本町一丁目1-1)
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Noda Line (TD) symbol.svg Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms 1 side + 1 island
Tracks 3
Other information
Station code TD-06
History
Opened 17 November 1929
Previous names Iwatsukicho Station (to 1939)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 35,349 daily

Iwatsuki Station (岩槻駅 Iwatsuki-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 8.5 km from the western terminus of the Tobu Urban Park 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

1  Tobu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2  Tobu Urban Park Line for bi-directional traffic
3  Tobu Urban Park Line for Kasukabe, and Kashiwa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line
Ōmiya   Express   Kasukabe
Nanasato   Local   Higashi-Iwatsuki

History

The station opened on 17 November 1929 as Iwatsukicho Station (岩槻町駅?).[1] It was renamed Iwatsuki on 10 June 1939.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-06".[2] The station building is being rebuilt as a new overhead station, originally projected to be completed during fiscal 2014.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 35,349 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

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

See also

References

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  4. 駅情報(乗降人員) - Tobu Railway official home page (Japanese)

External links

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