Asakadai Station

Asakadai Station (朝霞台駅, Asakadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

TJ13 Asakadai Station 朝霞台駅
The north entrance in September 2012
Location	1-4-17 Higashi-benzai, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0022 Japan
Coordinates	35.8143°N 139.5872°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	16.4 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Kita-Asaka Station (Musashino Line) Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TJ-13
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7307.html
History
Opened	6 August 1974
Passengers
FY2019	161,762 daily
Location
Asakadai Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Asakadai Station Asakadai Station (Japan)

Lines

The 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 Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro.[2] Rapid, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]

The station is adjacent and at right angles to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[4] The station building is located above the platforms, which are situated in a cutting.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, and Ogawamachi (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)
2	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Shiki, Kawagoe, and Shinrinkōen (Local services)
3	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Local services) Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
4	■ Tōbu Tōjō Line	for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro (Rapid, Express, Semi express services)

• 
  The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014
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  The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014
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  The north end of the platforms in November 2014
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  The south end of the platforms in November 2014

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Tōbu Tōjō Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Ikebukuro		Kawagoe express		Kawagoe
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Wakōshi		Rapid		Shiki
Wakōshi		Express / F Liner		Shiki
Asaka		Semi express		Shiki
Asaka		Local		Shiki

History

The station opened on 6 August 1974.[2]

Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[5]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Asakadai Station becoming "TJ-13".[6]

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 2019, the station was used by an average of 161,762 passengers daily.[8]

Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[9]

Fiscal year	Daily average
1980	24,549
1990	46,495
2000	61,429
2010	72,610
2015	79,109[10]

Surrounding area

The south entrance in September 2012

• Kita-Asaka Station (JR Musashino Line)
• Toyo University Asaka Campus

Bus services

From 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport. The bus stop is on the south side of the station.[11]　

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
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. 23/61. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
5. Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
6. 「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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
7. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
8. "駅情報（乗降人員)" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
9. Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 18.
10. 平成28年統計年鑑 8 運輸・通信 [Saitama Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Prefecture. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
11. "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Airport Limousine website. Retrieved 12 July 2008. (in Japanese)

External links

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)