Wakōshi Station


Wakōshi Station is a railway station in Wakō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture. It is the westernmost station in the Tokyo subway network, and the northernmost Tokyo Metro station.

Lines

Wakōshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from to and in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing northward on the Tobu Tojo Line to and. Trains continuing onto the Tobu Tojo Line from Tokyo Metro lines all change drivers here: Tobu Railway drivers take over trains from Tokyo and Tokyo Metro drivers take over trains towards Tokyo. Located between Narimasu and Asaka stations, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two platforms, 2 and 3, used by Tokyo Metro services were equipped with chest-high platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012. Similar platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu platforms, 1 and 4, in February 2016, and scheduled to be brought into operation from 26 March.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on February 1, 1934, as Niikura Station on the Tōjō Railway Line. Though originally written in hiragana, the station name was written in kanji from July 21, 1934 onwards. On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed Yamato-machi Station. On December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station.
Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008.
From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11".
Chest-height platform edge doors were added to platforms 2 and 3 in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012.
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 157,212 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.