TJ17 Tsuruse Station 鶴瀬駅 | |||||||||||
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The east entrance in April 2015 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-11-1 Tsuruse-higashi, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-0024 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°50′45.16″N 139°32′22.41″E / 35.8458778°N 139.5395583°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.0 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | TJ-17 | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1914 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 50,210 daily | ||||||||||
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Tsuruse Station (鶴瀬駅, Tsuruse-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fujimi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Tsuruse Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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 Mizuhodai and Fujimino stations, it is 22.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi Express and Local services stop at this station.[3]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the platform.
1 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Fujimino, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Shiki, Wakōshi, Narimasu, 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 ![]() ![]() |
The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4] The west entrance was opened in 1979.
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[5]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Tsuruse Station becoming "TJ-17".[6]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[7]
Through service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line to Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai commenced on 18 March 2023.[8][9]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 50,210 passengers daily.[10]