Takasaka Station
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Higashi-Matsuyama TJ29 towards Ogawamachi | F Liner | Kita-Sakado TJ27 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai | ||
Tojo Line Rapid Express Express Semi Express Local | Kita-Sakado TJ27 towards Ikebukuro |
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![]() ![]() Takasaka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture![]() ![]() Takasaka Station Takasaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Takasaka Station (高坂駅, Takasaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Lines
Takasaka Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Sakado and Higashi-Matsuyama, it is 46.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Sakado, Kawagoe, 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 ![]() ![]() |
Facilities and accessibility
A waiting room is provided on the platform. Universal access toilets are located in the station building.[4] Escalators and lifts are provided in addition to steps to the station and platforms.[4]
- East exit, June 2019
- The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in June 2013
- View of the platforms, looking toward Ikebukuro in March 2008
- The passenger waiting room on the platform in June 2013
History
The station opened on 1 October 1923.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Takasaka Station becoming "TJ-28".[5]
Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[6][7] In addition, Rapid Express services now stop at Takasaka.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,438 passengers daily.[8]
Surrounding area
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A large out-of-town shopping mall, Peony Walk, is located approximately 1 km from Takasaka Station.[9]
- Takasaka New Town
- Tokigawa River
- Tokigawa Riverside Park
See also
References
- ^ "Takasaka Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ a b 構内マップ [Station map] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ 「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] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "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" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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.] - ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Peony Walk official website. Retrieved 18 January 2010. (in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Takasaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu station information (in Japanese)
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- Ikebukuro
- Kita-Ikebukuro
- Shimo-Itabashi
- Ōyama
- Naka-Itabashi
- Tokiwadai
- Kami-Itabashi
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- Shimo-Akatsuka
- Narimasu
- (Towards Shin-Kiba / Shibuya<<) Wakōshi
- Asaka
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- Sakado
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- Takasaka
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- Ogawamachi
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- Minami-yorii
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