Yanasegawa Station


Yanasegawa Station is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Yanasegawa station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to. 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.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 8 November 1979.
Through-running to and from via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 20,674 passengers daily.

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.

Surrounding area