Sakasai Station

Railway station in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°49′24″N 139°59′02″E / 35.8232°N 139.9838°E / 35.8232; 139.9838Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s) Tobu Urban Park LineDistance48.0 km from ŌmiyaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTD-27WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened29 July 1933; 90 years ago (1933-07-29)PassengersFY201914,131 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Masuo
TD26
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Local
Takayanagi
TD28
towards Funabashi
Location
Sakasai Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Sakasai Station
Sakasai Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Sakasai Station is located in Japan
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Sakasai Station (逆井駅, Sakasai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-27".

Lines

Sakasai Station is served by Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) and lies 48.0 km (29.8 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station house.

Platforms

1  Tobu Urban Park Line For Mutsumi,Shin-Kamagaya Funabashi
2  Tobu Urban Park Line For Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, Ōmiya

History

Sakasai Station was opened on 29 July 1933 as a signal stop on the Sobu Railways. It was elevated to a full station in 1949. The current station building was completed in 1985. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Sakasai Station becoming "TD-27".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,131 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Sakasai Post Office

References

  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 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Sakasai Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Tōbu Railway Station information (in Japanese)