Yanasegawa Station
railway station in Shiki, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Yanasegawa Station (柳瀬川駅, Yanasegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
Yanasegawa 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 Shiki and Mizuhodai stations, it is 19.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 8 November 1979.
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Yanasegawa Station becoming "TJ-15".
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
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.
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