Tokiwadai Station (ときわ台駅, Tokiwadai-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
TJ06 Tokiwadai Station ときわ台駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance in August 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-43-1 Tokiwadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-0071 Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.7 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TJ-06 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 1935 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Musashino-Tokiwa (until 1951) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 46,297 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Tokiwadai Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Naka-Itabashi and Kami-Itabashi, it is 4.7 km from the Tokyo terminus at Ikebukuro Station.[2] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. Entrances are located on the north and south sides of the station. The station has universal access toilet facilities.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kami-Itabashi, Narimasu, and Shiki |
| 2 | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | for Ōyama and Ikebukuro |
History
The station opened on 20 October 1935 as Musashino-Tokiwa Station (武蔵野常盤駅). It was renamed Tokiwadai on 1 October 1951.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Tokiwadai Station becoming "TJ-06".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 46,297 passengers daily.[5]
Accidents
Tokiwadai Station suffers from a high number of suicides, due to the relatively high speed and frequency of non-stop trains passing through the station. Between 2002 and 2009, three people were killed by passing trains after jumping onto the tracks.[6]
On 6 February 2007 at around 19:30, a police officer from a nearby Kōban police box was hit by a non-stop express train near Tokiwadai Station while trying to restrain a 39-year-old woman who had rushed onto the tracks in an attempt to commit suicide. The woman survived with serious injuries, but the 53-year-old police officer, Sergeant Kunihiko Miyamoto, was left critically injured in a coma and died on 12 February.[6][7][8]
Surrounding area
See also
References
External links
- Tobu station information (in Japanese)