Wakaba Station

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Wakaba Station
若葉駅
File:Wakaba Station West Entrance 20111021.jpg
Wakaba Station west side and forecourt in October 2011
Location 4-13-1 Sekima, Sakado-shi, Saitama-ken 350-0215
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 38.9 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code TJ-25     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7403.html
History
Opened 2 April 1979
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 37,447 daily
Location
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Wakaba Station (若葉駅 Wakaba-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Wakaba Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tsurugashima and Sakado, it is 38.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Rapid, Express, Semi express, and all-stations Local services stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platforms.

  • Wakaba Station East Entrance 20111021.jpg

    East side ground level entrance, October 2011

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    The ticket barriers, October 2011

Platforms

File:Wakaba-platform.JPG
View of the platforms looking toward Ikebukuro from the Sakado end, March 2008
File:Wakaba 20111102.jpg
View of the platforms looking toward Ikebukuro, showing the toilet block and former smoking area, November 2011
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba
Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu TY line symbol.svg Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Kawagoeshi   Rapid   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Express   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Semi express   Sakado
Tsurugashima   Local   Sakado

History

The station opened on 2 April 1979.[2] The name "Wakaba" derived from the nearby Wakabadai housing estate.[4] The station originally had an entrance on the east side only, but was extended in March 2004 with an entrance on the west side leading to a new station forecourt area.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Wakaba Station becoming "TJ-25".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 37,447 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

File:Wakaba Walk 20111021.jpg
Wakaba Walk shopping centre in front of Wakaba Station, October 2011

Bus services

The north side of the station is served by the "Tsuru Wagon" community minibus service operated by the city of Tsurugashima,[8] and by the "Sakacchi Wagon" (Miyoshino Line) community minibus service operated by the city of Sakado.[9]

See also

References

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External links

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