Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line Station code TJ-23 Opened 27 October 1916 Tracks 2 | |
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Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html Similar Matoba Station, Tsurugashima Station, Wakaba Station, Shingashi Station, Kami‑Fukuoka Station | ||
Kasumigaseki Station (霞ヶ関駅, Kasumigaseki-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kawagoeshi and Tsurugashima, it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.
History
The station opened on 27 October 1916 as Matoba Station (的場駅) coinciding with the extension of the Tojo Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station). It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby Kasumigaseki Country Club in 1929. Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 28,817 passengers daily.