Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TS15
Yatsuka Station

谷塚駅
Yatsuka Station East Exit, October 2020
General information
Location1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0028
Japan
Coordinates35°48′54″N 139°48′05″E / 35.8151°N 139.8014°E / 35.8151; 139.8014
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance15.9 km from Asakusa
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTS-15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1925
Passengers
FY201938,681 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Takenotsuka
TS14
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Local
Sōka
TS16
Location
Yatsuka Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yatsuka Station
Yatsuka Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Yatsuka Station is located in Japan
Yatsuka Station
Yatsuka Station
Yatsuka Station (Japan)
Track layout

Takenotsuka

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2

Sōka

Line

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Yatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

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The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.

Platforms

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1 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
  Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
  Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History

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The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,681 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Yatsuka Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 「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 [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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