Yatsuka Station

Railway station in Sōka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
35°48′54″N 139°48′05″E / 35.8151°N 139.8014°E / 35.8151; 139.8014Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tōbu Skytree LineDistance15.9 km from AsakusaPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTS-15WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1925PassengersFY201938,681 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Takenotsuka
TS14
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Local
 Sōka
TS16
Location
Yatsuka Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yatsuka Station
Yatsuka Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Yatsuka Station is located in Japan
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Track layout
Legend

↑Takenotsuka

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↓Sōka

Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line

Yatsuka 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 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
  • Station platforms, July 2016
    Station platforms, July 2016

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,681 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Yatsuka Post Office

See also

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） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Yatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Tobu Station information (in Japanese)