Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line Station code TJ-17 Opened 1 May 1914 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 1-11-1 Tsuruse-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0024Japan Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7313.html Similar | ||
Tsuruse Station (鶴瀬駅, Tsuruse-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Tsuruse Station is served by the Tobu Tojo 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-Chukagai. Located between Mizuhodai and Fujimino stations, it is 22.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the platform.
History
The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. The west entrance was opened in 1979.
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 Tobu Tojo Line, with Tsuruse Station becoming "TJ-17".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 43,850 passengers daily.