Yatsuka Station
TS15 Yatsuka Station 谷塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yatsuka Station East Exit, October 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0028 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′54″N 139°48′05″E / 35.8151°N 139.8014°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Skytree Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.9 km from Asakusa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1925 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 38,681 daily | ||||||||||
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Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Line
[edit]Yatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
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| 2 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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Station platforms, July 2016
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,681 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yatsuka Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 「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 27 May 2012.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Yatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu Station information (in Japanese)