Washinomiya Station (鷲宮駅, Washinomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TI03 Washinomiya Station 鷲宮駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Washinomiya Station east entrance, April 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-17 Washinomiya-Chuo, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0216 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°05′47″N 139°39′25″E / 36.0964°N 139.6569°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Isesaki Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 52.1 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in use) | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-03 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 September 1902 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 6,723 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editWashinomiya Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 52.1 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Tobu Isesaki and Tobu Skytree Line system at Asakusa.
Station layout
editWashinomiya Station has an elevated station building, with one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks located on the ground level; however, the central track and one side of the island platform are no longer in use.
Platforms
edit| 1 | TI Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 2 | TI Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta |
History
editWashinomiya Station opened on 6 September 1902.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Washinomiya Station becoming "TI-03".[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6723 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Former Washinomiya Town Hall
- Washinomiya Post Office
- Washinomiya Shrine
- Washinomiya High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「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 22 October 2013.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Washinomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Washinomiya Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)