Tamayodo Station

Railway station in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
36°07′01″N 139°12′00″E / 36.1170°N 139.2001°E / 36.1170; 139.2001Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tōbu Tōjō LineDistance74.4 km from IkebukuroPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStation codeTJ-38Websitewww.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7508.htmlHistoryOpened1 April 1934PassengersFY2019591 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Yorii
TJ39
Terminus
 Tojo Line Hachigata
TJ37
towards Ogawamachi
Location
Tamayodo Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Tamayodo Station
Tamayodo Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Tamayodo Station is located in Japan
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Tamayodo Station (Japan)
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Tamayodo Station (玉淀駅, Tamayodo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

Tamayodo Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 74.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.[4]

  • Tamayodo Station platform in August 2009
    Tamayodo Station platform in August 2009

History

The station in August 2009

The station opened on 1 April 1934.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Tamayodo Station becoming "TJ-37".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 591 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Arakawa River

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tamayodo Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  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. 67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. ^ 「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 21 March 2012.
  6. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Tamayodo Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Tobu station information (in Japanese)