Yasaka Station (Tokyo)
ST05 Yasaka Station 八坂駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance to Yasaka Station, March 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-18-1 Sakae-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0013 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°44′42″N 139°28′03″E / 35.7451°N 139.4675°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Tamako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.7 km from Seibu-Shinjuku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ST05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1942 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 6,171 | ||||||||||
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Yasaka Station (八坂駅, Yasaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Yasaka Station is a station on the Seibu Tamako Line, and is located 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kokubunji. A limited number of through services to the Seibu Shinjuku line during the morning rush hour. Most services operate between Tamako and Kokubunji stations while some services terminate at Hagiyama.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track, which is elevated above a major road. The station has one entrance/exit to the north of the station.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | Seibu Tamako Line
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for Hagiyama and Kokubunji |
| 2 | Seibu Tamako Line
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for Tamako |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 October 1942.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Yasaka Station becoming "ST05".[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was the 78th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 6,171 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 5,321[4] |
| 2010 | 5,288[5] |
| 2015 | 5,852[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]Yasaka station is located near to the headquarters and factories of the Bridgestone tire company. Nearby is a large supermarket, part of the Daiei chain. Also in the neighborhood is Higashimurayama municipal park and Yasaka Jinja.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 駅の時刻表 [Station Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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