Tamayodo Station

Tamayodo Station (玉淀駅, Tamayodo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

TJ38 Tamayodo Station 玉淀駅
Tamayodo Station in November 2012
General information
Location	824-1 Yorii, Yorii-machi, Ōsato-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1203 Japan
Coordinates	36.1170°N 139.2001°E / 36.1170; 139.2001
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	74.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	TJ-38
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7508.html
History
Opened	1 April 1934
Passengers
FY2019	591 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Yorii TJ39 Terminus Tojo Line Hachigata TJ37 towards Ogawamachi
Location Tamayodo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Tamayodo Station Tamayodo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tamayodo Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 74.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] 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.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.^[4]

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  Tamayodo Station platform in August 2009

History

The station in August 2009

The station opened on 1 April 1934.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Tamayodo Station becoming "TJ-37".^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 591 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Tamayodo Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
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. Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
4. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
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.
6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Tamayodo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)