Asakadai Station
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-Chūkagai. Located between Asaka and Shiki stations, it is 16.4 km from the Tōbu Tōjō Line terminus at Ikebukuro. Rapid Express, Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station.
The station is adjacent and at right angles to Kita-Asaka Station on the Musashino Line operated by JR East.
Station layout
The station is composed of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is located above the platforms, which are situated in a cutting.
Platforms
| 1/2 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrin-kōen, and Ogawamachi |
| 3/4 | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama  via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Ebina and Shōnandai Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
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Rapid Express, Express, and Semi-Express trains usually use platforms 1 and 4 in their respective directions. Local trains usually use platforms 2 and 3 in their respective directions.
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The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in November 2014 -
The station kiosk and toilets inside the ticket barriers in November 2014 -
The north end of the platforms in November 2014 -
The south end of the platforms in November 2014
History
The station opened on 6 August 1974.
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Asakadai Station becoming "TJ-13".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
From March 2023, Asakadai Station became a Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services. In addition, through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama, Ebina, and Shōnandai commenced.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 161,762 passengers daily.
Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 24,549 |
| 1990 | 46,495 |
| 2000 | 61,429 |
| 2010 | 72,610 |
| 2015 | 79,109 |
Surrounding area
- 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Asakadai Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008
- ^ 「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.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ "東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "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.] - ^ "駅情報（乗降人員)" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ 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). 63 (880). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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 Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)