Kita-Sakado Station
TJ27 Kita-Sakado Station 北坂戸駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Kita-Sakado Station east entrance in March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Hirosuechō, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0272 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′20″N 139°23′49″E / 35.97222°N 139.39694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 42.7 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TJ-27 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 August 1973 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 20,020 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Kita-Sakado Station (北坂戸駅, Kitasakado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Lines
[edit]Kita-Sakado Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Sakado and Takasaka, it is 42.7 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Rapid Express, 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
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platforms.
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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
[edit]| 1 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrin-kōen, and Ogawamachi |
| 2 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Sakado, Kawagoe, 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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History
[edit]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]
Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[5][6]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,020 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
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Civic
[edit]- "Orumo" Sakado Civic Culture Centre
Education
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- Sakado School for the Deaf
- Saitama Prefectural Sakado High School[8]
- Sakura Junior High School
- Sakado Elementary School
- Kita-Sakado Elementary School
Rivers
[edit]- Oppegawa River
- Komagawa River
Bus services
[edit]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.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kita-Sakado Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ 「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 6 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "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.] - ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Sakado High School official website (in Japanese)
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Kita-Sakado Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kita-Sakado Station information Archived 29 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)