Operated by Tobu Railway Connections Bus stop Address Japan Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line Tracks 2 Station code TJ-15 | Distance 19.3 km from Ikebukuro Passengers (FY2014) 20,674 daily Opened 8 November 1979 Platforms in use 1 Platforms 1 island platform | |
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Location 2-5-1 Tate, Shiki-shi, Saitama-ken 353-0006
Japan Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7320.html Similar Mizuhodai Station, Shiki Station, Tsuruse Station, Asakadai Station, Fujimino Station | ||
Yanasegawa Station (柳瀬川駅, Yanasegawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Lines
Yanasegawa 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 Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
History
The station opened on 8 November 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 Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".
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 20,674 passengers daily.
Accidents
On 3 September 2012 at around 22:10, a woman in her fifties jumped from the platform into the path of a non-stop Ikebukuro-bound express service and was killed.