Wakoshi Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station in Wakō, Saitama
, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway
and Tokyo Metro
. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture
.
and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to and .
s serving four tracks.
Wako, Saitama
is a city located in the southern part of Saitama, Japan, bordering on Tokyo.As of 1 May 2008, the city has an estimated population of 76,221. The total area is 11.04 km²....
, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway
Tobu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
and Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
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Lines
Wakōshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from to and in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the terminus for the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō LineTokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...
and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to and .
Station layout
The station consists of two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks.
Platforms
Service patterns
Trains run 0500-0100 weekdays and 0500-0045 weekends. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:- 12 trains to Ikebukuro via the Tōjō Line, of which:
- 8 call at Narimasu only (Expresses and Semi-Expresses)
- 4 are Local
- 6 trains to Shin-Kiba on the Yūrakuchō Line, of which:
- 2 are Semi-Expresses (Kotake-Mukaihara, Ikebukuro, then all stations)
- 4 are Local
- 8 trains to Shibuya on the Fukutoshin Line, of which:
- 2 are Expresses (Kotake-Mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-Sanchōme, Shibuya)
- 6 are Local
- 5 Expresses to Shinrinkōen (Asakadai, Shiki, Fujimino, Kawagoe, then all stations), of which:
- 3 continue to Ogawamachi
- 13 Locals to Shiki, of which:
- 7 continue to Kawagoeshi
Adjacent stations
History
- February 1, 1934: Opens as on the Tōbu Tōjō Line.
- July 21, 1934: Station name changed to kanji (新倉駅).
- October 1, 1951: Renamed .
- December 20, 1970: Renamed Wakōshi Station.
- August 25, 1987: Yūrakuchō Line opens.
- June 14, 2008: Fukutoshin Line opens.
Surrounding area
- RIKENRIKENis a large natural sciences research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo...
- Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceJapan Ground Self-Defense ForceThe , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...
Asaka Base - HondaHondais a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
Technical Research Institute - National Tax College
- National Route 254Route 254 (Japan)National Route 254 is a national highway of Japan connecting Bunkyō, Tokyo and Matsumoto, Nagano in Japan, with a total length of 226.1 km ....
(Kawagoekaidō avenue)