Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)
{{short description|Railway station in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{TBSN|TJ|23|size=50}}
Kasumigaseki Station
| native_name = 霞ヶ関駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kasumigaseki Station North entrance 20130302.JPG
| alt =
| caption = The north entrance in March 2013
| other_name =
| address = 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki-higashi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1103
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|55|32|N|139|26|35|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title, inline}}
| operator = 36px Tōbu Railway
| line = {{TBLS|TJ}} Tōbu Tōjō Line
| distance = 34.8 km from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure =
| bicycle = Yes
| code = TJ-23
| website = {{Official website|https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7401.html}}
| opened = 27 October 1916
| rebuilt = 2007–2008
| closed =
| former = Matoba (until 1930)
| passengers = 29,021 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kasumigaseki Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tobu
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{{nihongo|Kasumigaseki Station|霞ヶ関駅|Kasumigaseki-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.{{cite web|url=http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html|title=Kasumigaseki Station information|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tobu Railway|accessdate=9 January 2011|archive-date=26 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226000626/http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7401.html|url-status=dead}}
Lines
Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}} in Tokyo. Located between {{STN|Kawagoeshi|x}} and {{STN|Tsurugashima|x}}, it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 200 | isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} Rapid Express,Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023 Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station."Tobu Tojo Line Timetable", published March 2016
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.
File:Kasumigaseki Station South entrance 20130302.JPG|The south entrance in March 2013
File:Kasumigaseki Station ticket barriers 20130302.JPG|The ticket barriers in March 2013
File:Kasumigaseki Station lift 20160223.JPG|The passenger elevator on the platform in February 2016
File:Kasumigaseki Station platform 20160223.JPG|View of the platforms looking in the down direction in February 2016
File:Kasumigaseki Station kiosk 20160223.JPG|The kiosk on the platform in February 2016
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Tōbu Tōjō Line|col=MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Sakado|x|Saitama}}, {{STN|Shinrinkōen|x|Saitama}}, {{STN|Ogawamachi|x|Saitama}}, and {{STN|Yorii|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Tōbu Tōjō Line|col=MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}, {{STN|Wakōshi|x}}, and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
{{TSLS|Y|size=18}} Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}
{{TSLS|F|size=18}} Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}
{{pad|1em}}{{TQLS|TY|size=18}} Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for {{STN|Hiyoshi|x|Kanagawa}} and {{STN|Yokohama|x}}
{{pad|2em}}{{TQLS|SH|size=18}} Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for {{STN|Shin-Yokohama|x}}
{{pad|3em}}File:Sotetsu_line_symbol.svg via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for {{STN|Shōnandai|x}}
{{pad|2em}}18px Minatomirai Line for {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}}}
History
The station opened on 27 October 1916 as {{nihongo|Matoba Station|的場駅}} coinciding with the extension of the Tōjō 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.{{cite journal | last = Yamamoto | first = Tomoyuki| script-title=ja: 東武東上線の神話時代（１）| journal = Japan Railfan Magazine| volume = 48| issue = 570| pages = 126–131| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan| date = October 2008}} Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.
A track operated by Saitama Prefecture formerly led from this station to a gravel excavation site on the nearby Iruma River, but this was closed in 1957.
The platform was previously linked to the station building on the south side by an underground passage, but in 2007, the station was rebuilt with the station facilities relocated above the platforms.{{cite book |last = Yajima|first = Shuichi |script-title=ja: 東武東上線 街と駅の1世紀 |trans-title= Tobu Tojo Line - A Century of Towns and Stations |publisher = Sairyusha |date = 1 July 2013 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |page = 56|isbn = 978-4-7791-1722-0}} In 2008, an entrance was also added on the north side of the station.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23".{{cite web|url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title= ja:「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|trans-title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time|date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway|language= Japanese|accessdate= 21 March 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|archive-date= 8 August 2012|url-status= dead}}
From March 2023, Kasumigaseki Station became an Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services.{{Cite web |title=東武東上線の快速列車が廃止に |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/03/18/000000.html |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}} In addition, through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to {{STN|Shin-Yokohama|x}} and {{STN|Shōnandai|x}} commenced.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/news/3163/|website=Tobu Railway|title=2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について|trans-title=March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision|access-date=2023-05-28|quote=羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。|trans-quote=In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175653/https://www.tobu.co.jp/news/3163/|archive-date=2023-03-14|url-status=live}}Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,021 passengers daily.{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）|trans-title=Station information: Passenger figures|year= 2021|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 January 2021}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Iruma River
- Tokyo International University
- Kasumigaseki Senior High School
- Tobu Kasumi Driving School
- Kawagoe West Culture Hall
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo), a station in Tokyo with the same name
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)|Kasumigaseki Station}}
- {{Official website|https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7401.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tōbu Tōjō Line}}
Category:Stations of Tobu Railway