Yanasegawa Station

{{short description|Railway station in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{TBSN|TJ|15|size=50}}
Yanasegawa Station

| native_name = 柳瀬川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Yanasegawa Station West Entrance 20120910.JPG

| alt =

| caption = The west entrance in September 2012

| other_name =

| address = 2-5-1 Tate, Shiki-shi, Saitama-ken 353-0006

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.8312|N|139.5628|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 36px Tōbu Railway

| line = 18px Tōbu Tōjō Line

| distance = 19.3 km from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = Bus stop

| structure =

| code = TJ-15 {{Color box|DarkOrange}}

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7320/}}

| opened = 8 November 1979

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 20,264 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Yanasegawa Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tobu

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}}

{{nihongo|Yanasegawa Station|柳瀬川駅|Yanasegawa-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.{{cite web|url=http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7320.html|title=Yanasegawa Station information|language=ja|location = Japan|publisher=Tobu Railway|access-date=5 January 2011}}

Lines

Yanasegawa station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}} in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}} and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to {{STN|Shibuya|x}} and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}. 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.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016

Station layout

File:Yanasegawa-platform.JPG

The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Tōbu Tōjō Line|col=MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Fujimino|x}}, {{STN|Kawagoe|x}}, {{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|Shiki|x|Saitama}}, {{STN|Wakōshi|x}}, {{STN|Narimasu|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 8 November 1979.{{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}}

Through-running to and from {{STN|Shibuya|x}} via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".{{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= ja|access-date= 21 March 2012}}

Through-running to and from {{STN|Yokohama|x}} and {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}} via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013

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 on 18 March 2023.{{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 20,264 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}}

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.{{cite web |url= http://news.infoseek.co.jp/article/20120904_yol_oyt1t00499|script-title=ja:東武東上線急行に飛び込み死亡…１万６千人影響|trans-title=Tobu Tojo Line express hit by suicide - 16,000 affected|date= 4 September 2012|work= Infosee News|publisher= Rakuten Inc.|location=Japan|language= ja|access-date= 4 September 2012}}