Kita-Sakado Station

Kita-Sakado Station
北坂戸駅

Kita-Sakado Station east entrance in March 2012
Location 1 Hirosuechō, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0272
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 42.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code TJ-27     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7406.html
History
Opened 21 August 1973
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 19,569 daily
Location
Kita-Sakado Station
Location within Japan

Kita-Sakado Station (北坂戸駅 Kitasakado-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Kita-Sakado Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Sakado and Takasaka, it is 42.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] 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 a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platforms.

Platforms

1  Tobu Tojo Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2  Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

Service
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sakado   Express   Takasaka
Sakado   Semi express   Takasaka
Sakado   Local   Takasaka

History

The station opened on 21 August 1973.[1][2] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kita-Sakado Station becoming "TJ-27".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 19,569 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

The west entrance in March 2012

Civic

Education

The main entrance of Sakado High School

Rivers

Bus services

The east side of the station is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Ōya Line) and "Sakacchi Wagon" (Maguro Line & Shigaichi Line) community minibus services operated by the city of Sakado.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kita-Sakado Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. 「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 5 March 2016.
  5. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. Sakado High School official website (Japanese)
  7. さかっちバス・さかっちワゴン時刻表 [Sakacchi Bus & Sakacchi Wagon Timetable] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: City of Sakado. 1 November 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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