TJ28 Takasaka Station 高坂駅 | |||||||||||||||
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The west entrance in March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1333-2 Takasaka, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0047 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°00′09″N 139°23′52″E / 36.0026°N 139.3979°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 46.2 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | TJ-28 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 October 1923 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 24,438 daily | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Takasaka Station (高坂駅, Takasaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Takasaka Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Sakado and Higashi-Matsuyama, it is 46.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Rapid Express, Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.[3]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.
1 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Higashi-Matsuyama, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama ![]() ![]() |
A waiting room is provided on the platform. Universal access toilets are located in the station building.[4] Escalators and lifts are provided in addition to steps to the station and platforms.[4]
The station opened on 1 October 1923.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Takasaka Station becoming "TJ-28".[5]
Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[6][7] In addition, Rapid Express services now stop at Takasaka.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,438 passengers daily.[8]
A large out-of-town shopping mall, Peony Walk, is located approximately 1 km from Takasaka Station.[9]