Wakōshi Station

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Wakōshi Station
和光市駅
File:Wakoshi-st-S2008.jpg
General view of the station from the south side, July 2008
Location 4-6 Honchō, Wakō, Saitama
（和光市本町4-6）
Japan
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  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code TJ-11, Y-01, F-01     
History
Opened 1934
Previous names Niikura; Yamato-machi (until 1970)
Traffic
Passengers (Tobu, FY2010) 157,212 daily

Wakōshi Station (和光市駅 Wakōshi-eki?) is a railway station in Wakō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture. It is the westernmost station in the Tokyo subway network, and the northernmost Tokyo Metro station (Nishi-Takashimadaira on the Toei network is farther north).

Lines

Wakōshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro to Kawagoe and Ogawamachi in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing northward on the Tobu Tojo Line to Shiki and Kawagoeshi. Located between Narimasu and Asaka stations, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two platforms, 2 and 3, used by Tokyo Metro services were equipped with chest-high platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.[2] Similar platform edge doors are scheduled to be added to the Tobu platforms, 1 and 4, in fiscal 2015.[3]

  • Wakoshi Station South 20121010.JPG

    South entrance, October 2012

  • Wakoshi Station North 20121010.JPG

    North entrance, October 2012

  • Wakoshi Station ticket barriers 20121010.JPG

    Ticket barriers, October 2012

Platforms

View from platforms 3/4, looking toward Ikebukuro, October 2012
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
(from Ikebukuro on the Tojo Line)
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen
(from the Yurakucho Line & the Fukutoshin Line)
■ Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (terminating services)
■ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (terminating services)
3 ■ Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba
■ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya
Tokyu TY line symbol.svg Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Narimasu, Kami-Itabashi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Ikebukuro   Rapid express   Shiki
Narimasu   Rapid   Asakadai
Narimasu   Express   Asakadai
Narimasu   Commuter express   Shiki
Narimasu   Semi express   Asaka
Narimasu   Local   Asaka
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-01)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line) Local Chikatetsu-narimasu (Y-02)
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-01)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line)   Express   Kotake-Mukaihara (F-06)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line)   Commuter express   Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02)
Asaka (Tobu Tojo Line) Local Chikatetsu-narimasu (F-02)

History

File:Niikura Station 1942.jpg
Niikura Station circa 1942

The station opened on February 1, 1934, as Niikura Station (にいくら駅?) on the Tōjō Railway Line.[4] Though originally written in hiragana, the station name was written in kanji (新倉駅) from July 21, 1934 onwards.[4] On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed Yamato-machi Station (大和町駅?).[4] On December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station.

Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008.[5]

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11".[6]

File:Wakoshi-st-Platform2008.jpg
View of the platforms before the addition of platform screen doors, July 2008

Waist-height platform edge doors were added to platforms 2 and 3 in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.[2]

Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 157,212 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

Bus services

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
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  7. ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
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