Yanasegawa Station

Location
	Yanasegawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Yanasegawa Station Yanasegawa Station (Japan)

TJ15
Yanasegawa Station

柳瀬川駅
TJ15; Yanasegawa Station; 柳瀬川駅
	The west entrance in September 2012
General information
Location	2-5-1 Tate, Shiki-shi, Saitama-ken 353-0006; Japan
Coordinates	35°49′52″N 139°33′46″E / 35.8312°N 139.5628°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	19.3 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TJ-15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 November 1979
Passengers
FY2019	20,264 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Yanasegawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Yanasegawa Station Yanasegawa Station (Japan)

Yanasegawa Station (柳瀬川駅, Yanasegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Yanasegawa station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shiki, Wakōshi, Narimasu, 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 via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

History

The station opened on 8 November 1979.^[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.^[4]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".^[5]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.^[6]

Through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai commenced on 18 March 2023.^[7]^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,264 passengers daily.^[9]

Accidents

On 3 September 2012 at around 22:10, a woman in her fifties jumped from the platform into the path of a non-stop Ikebukuro-bound express service and was killed.^[10]

Surrounding area

Shiki New Town
Yanasegawa River
Atomi University
National Route 463

References

^ "Yanasegawa Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 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
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
^ 「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.
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
^ "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.
^ 東武東上線急行に飛び込み死亡…１万６千人影響 [Tobu Tojo Line express hit by suicide - 16,000 affected]. Infosee News (in Japanese). Japan: Rakuten Inc. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

External links

Media related to Yanasegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Tobu station information (in Japanese)

[tobu-1] "Yanasegawa Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

[terada2002-2] 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.

[timetable2016-3] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016

[timetable2008-4] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008

[tobu20120209-5] 「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.

[timetable2013-6] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013

[7] "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.]

[timetable2023-8] Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023

[tobustats-9] 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[infoseek20120904-10] 東武東上線急行に飛び込み死亡…１万６千人影響 [Tobu Tojo Line express hit by suicide - 16,000 affected]. Infosee News (in Japanese). Japan: Rakuten Inc. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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