Tsurugashima Station

Tsurugashima Station (鶴ヶ島駅, Tsurugashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

TJ24 Tsurugashima Station 鶴ヶ島駅
Tsurugashima Station west entrance in July 2021
General information
Location	18-5 Kami-hiroya, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken 350-2203 Japan
Coordinates	35.9367°N 139.4241°E / 35.9367; 139.4241
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	37.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TJ-24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 April 1932
Passengers
FY2019	33,039 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Wakaba TJ25 towards Ogawamachi F Liner Kasumigaseki TJ23 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Tojo Line Rapid Express Express Semi Express Local Kasumigaseki TJ23 towards Ikebukuro
Location Tsurugashima Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Tsurugashima Station Tsurugashima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tsurugashima Station east entrance in August 2021

Lines

Tsurugashima Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kasumigaseki and Wakaba, it is 37.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] Rapid Express,^[3] Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station.^[4]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platforms.

Platforms

1	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Sakado, Shinrin-kōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2	TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, 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-Chūkagai

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  The ticket barriers in July 2021
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  View of the platform 1 in July 2021
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  View of the platform 2 in July 2021

History

The station opened on 10 April 1932.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Tsurugashima Station becoming "TJ-24".^[5]

From March 2023, Tsurugashima Station became an Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services.^[6] In addition, 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.^[3][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 33,039 passengers daily.^[8] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2010	34,636[9]
2011	34,105[10]
2012	34,105[11]
2013	34,452[12]

Surrounding area

Tsurugashima Station lies on the boundary between the two cities of Kawagoe and Tsurugashima.

• Toyo University Kawagoe Campus

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Tsurugashima Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 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. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
4. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
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. "東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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.]
8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
9. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
10. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
11. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
12. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

Media related to Tsurugashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)