Minami-yorii Station

Minami-yorii Station (みなみ寄居駅, Minami-Yorii-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1][2]

TJ35 Minami-yorii Station (Honda Yorii-mae) みなみ寄居駅〈ホンダ寄居前駅〉
Station building in November 2020
General information
Location	997-14 Tomida, Yorii-machi, Ōsato-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1216 Japan
Coordinates	36.091067°N 139.236431°E / 36.091067; 139.236431
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	68.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Passenger lifts
Other information
Station code	TJ-35
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 October 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-31)
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Obusuma TJ36 towards Yorii Tojo Line Tōbu-Takezawa TJ34 towards Ogawamachi
Location Minami-yorii Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Minami-yorii Station Minami-yorii Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Routes

Minami-yorii Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is 68.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.

Station

The platform that corresponds to a four-car train has a 90 m (300 ft) length.^[3]

Passengers used several fare gates and went out outside of baffle gates because fare calculation had special circumstances.^[4] Inbound passengers could use an automatic ticket gate. Outbound travelers could not use automatic ticket gates, so passengers had to get certification upon boarding on the trains (ja:乗車証明書) until Tojo Line's timetable was revised 13 March 2021.^[4]

Platform

Outbound and inbound trains share one platform.

Outbound	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	For Yorii
Inbound	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	For Ogawamachi (Kawagoe, Wakoshi and Ikebukuro)

History

In November 2018, in conjunction with Honda Motor's decision to relocate its factory from Sayama to Yorii, Tōbu Railway was approached to build a station to help alleviate anticipated traffic congestion on Japan National Route 254. Construction began in June 2019 and the new station opened on 31 October 2020.^[5][6]

Surrounding area

• Honda Motor Yorii Automobile Plant

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. About opening the new station
3. "Minami-yorii＜Honda Yorii-mae＞ Station" (in Japanese). 東武鉄道. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
4. "About fares" (PDF). Tobu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. About installing the new station
6. About petition Tobu Railway to install the new station

External links

Media related to Minami-Yorii Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)