Wakabadai Station
Wakabadai Station 若葉台駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance to Wakabadai Station in June 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 609 Kurokawa, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 215-0035 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°37′9.5″N 139°28′21″E / 35.619306°N 139.47250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Keio Sagamihara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 km from Chōfu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | KO39 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 October 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 26,954 | ||||||||||
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Wakabadai Station (若葉台駅, Wakabadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kurokawa neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
Lines
[edit]Wakabadai Station is served by the Keio Sagamihara Line, and is located 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chōfu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1,2 | ■ Keio Sagamihara Line | for Tama-Center and Hashimoto |
| 3,4 | ■ Keio Sagamihara Line | for Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata |
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The south entrance in June 2017 -
The ticket barriers in June 2017 -
The platforms looking west in June 2017 -
The platforms looking east in October 2016
History
[edit]Wakabadai Station opened as an elevated station on October 18, 1974.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,954 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 16,254[3] |
| 2010 | 22,302[4] |
| 2015 | 25,920[5] |
Surrounding area
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- Wakabadai Maintenance Depot
- Kurokawa Station (Odakyu Tama Line)
- Haruhino Station (Odakyu Tama Line)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Wakaba Comprehensive High School
- Inagi Wakabadai Elementary School
- Kodarayato Park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Wakabadai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)