Asaka Station (Saitama)
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Asaka Station
朝霞駅 |
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The south entrance in September 2012
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| Location | 2-13-52 Honchō, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0011 Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway
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_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line
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| Distance | 14.0 km from Ikebukuro |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
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| Station code | TJ-12 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1914 |
| Previous names | Hizaori (until 1932) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 64,163 daily |
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 Asaka Station
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Asaka Station (朝霞駅 Asaka-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Asaka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
The station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Wakōshi and Asakadai stations, it is 14.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.
The east entrance in September 2011
The ticket barriers in February 2009
View of the platforms in March 2008
The permanent way maintenance sidings on the east side of the station in April 2014
The station first opened as Hizaori Station (膝折駅?) on 1 May 1914, coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro. It was renamed Asaka Station on 10 May 1932.
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