en Iwatsuki Station (Saitama)

Location
	Iwatsuki Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Iwatsuki Station Iwatsuki Station (Japan)

TD06
Iwatsuki Station

岩槻駅
TD06; Iwatsuki Station; 岩槻駅
	Iwatsuki Station in August 2020
General information
Location	1-1-1 Honchō, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 339-0057; Japan
Coordinates	35°57′04″N 139°41′37″E / 35.9511°N 139.6937°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Urban Park Line
Distance	8.5 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Station code	TD-06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 November 2929; 904 years' time
Rebuilt	2014
Previous names	Iwatsukicho Station (to 1939)
Passengers
FY2019	36,935 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Iwatsuki Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Iwatsuki Station Iwatsuki Station (Japan)

Iwatsuki Station (岩槻駅, Iwatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-06".

Lines

Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya , and lies 8.5 km (5.3 mi)m from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Urban Park Line	for Ōmiya
2	■ Tōbu Urban Park Line	for bi-directional traffic
3	■ Tōbu Urban Park Line	for Kasukabe, and Kashiwa

History

The station in September 2009, before rebuilding

The station opened on 17 November 1929 as Iwatsukicho Station (岩槻町駅).^[1] It was renamed Iwatsuki on 10 June 1939.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-06".^[2] The station building was rebuilt as a new overhead station during fiscal 2014.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,935 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Site of Iwatsuki Castle
Saitama City Iwatsuki Ward Office
Iwatsuki Post Office

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ ２０１３年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 railway business investment plan] (PDF). Tobu News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Iwatsuki Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons

Tobu station information (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[tobu20130425-3] ２０１３年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 railway business investment plan] (PDF). Tobu News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

[tobustats-4] 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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