Yatsuka Station

TS15 Yatsuka Station 谷塚駅
Yatsuka Station East Exit, October 2020
General information
Location	1-1-22 Yatsuka, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0028 Japan
Coordinates	35.8151°N 139.8014°E / 35.8151; 139.8014
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance	15.9 km from Asakusa
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	TS-15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1925
Passengers
FY2019	38,681 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Takenotsuka TS14 towards Asakusa Skytree Line Local Sōka TS16 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Location Yatsuka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Yatsuka Station Yatsuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Track layout
↑Takenotsuka 1 2 ↓Sōka

Yatsuka Station (谷塚駅, Yatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line

Yatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.

Platforms

1	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

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  Station platforms, July 2016

History

The station opened on 1 October 1925. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yatsuka Station becoming "TS-15".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,681 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Yatsuka Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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 27 May 2012.
2. 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 Yatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu Station information (in Japanese)