Yatsuka Station

Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Yatsuka Station 谷塚駅
Yatsuka Station East Exit, October 2020
Location	1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka, Saitama （埼玉県草加市谷塚一丁目1-22） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Skytree Line
Platforms	1 island
Other information
Station code	TS-15
History
Opened	1925
Passengers
FY2014	36,502 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Takenotsuka TS14 toward Asakusa Skytree Line Local Sōka TS16 toward Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

Yatsuka Station Track Layout
↑Takenotsuka 1 2 ↓Sōka

Line

The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Tokyo Skytree, Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
2	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe, Kita-Koshigaya, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

History

The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 36,502 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

• Yatsuka Post Office

References

1. 「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 27 May 2012.
2. 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links

• Tobu Station information (in Japanese)