Kita-Sakado Station

Kita-Sakado Station (北坂戸駅, Kitasakado-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Kita-Sakado Station

北坂戸駅
Kita-Sakado Station east entrance in March 2012
Location1 Hirosuechō, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0272
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance42.7 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-27  
Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7406.html
History
Opened21 August 1973
Passengers
FY201419,569 daily
Location
Kita-Sakado Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Kita-Sakado Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Sakado and Takasaka, it is 42.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platforms.

  • The ticket barriers in November 2008
  • View of the platforms in March 2008
  • The toilet block at the south end of the platform in September 2013

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
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

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sakado   Express / F Liner   Takasaka
Sakado   Semi express   Takasaka
Sakado   Local   Takasaka

History

The station opened on 21 August 1973.[1][2] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kita-Sakado Station becoming "TJ-27".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 19,569 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area
The west entrance in March 2012

Civic
  • "Orumo" Sakado Civic Culture Centre

Education
The main entrance of Sakado High School
  • Sakado School for the Deaf
  • Saitama Prefectural Sakado High School[6]
  • Sakura Junior High School
  • Sakado Elementary School
  • Kita-Sakado Elementary School

Rivers
  • Oppegawa River
  • Komagawa River

Bus services

The east side of the station is served by the "Sakacchi Bus" (Ōya Line) and "Sakacchi Wagon" (Maguro Line & Shigaichi Line) community minibus services operated by the city of Sakado.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Kita-Sakado 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 2016
  4. 「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 5 March 2016.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. Sakado High School official website (in Japanese)
  7. さかっちバス・さかっちワゴン時刻表 [Sakacchi Bus & Sakacchi Wagon Timetable] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: City of Sakado. 1 November 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

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