Kasumigaseki Station (霞ヶ関駅, Kasumigaseki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
TJ23 Kasumigaseki Station 霞ヶ関駅 | |
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The north entrance in March 2013 | |
General information | |
Location | 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki-higashi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1103 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°55′32″N 139°26′35″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line |
Distance | 34.8 km from Ikebukuro |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | TJ-23 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 27 October 1916 |
Rebuilt | 2007–2008 |
Previous names | Matoba (until 1930) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 29,021 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kasumigaseki Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture![]() ![]() Kasumigaseki Station Kasumigaseki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kawagoeshi and Tsurugashima, it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station.[3]
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms.
1 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Sakado, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama ![]() |
← | Service | → | ||
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Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kawagoeshi | Express / F Liner | Tsurugashima | ||
Kawagoeshi | Semi express | Tsurugashima | ||
Kawagoeshi | Local | Tsurugashima |
The station opened on 27 October 1916 as Matoba Station (的場駅) coinciding with the extension of the Tōjō Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station).[1] It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby Kasumigaseki Country Club in 1929.[4] Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.
A track operated by Saitama Prefecture formerly led from this station to a gravel excavation site on the nearby Iruma River, but this was closed in 1957.[5]
The platform was previously linked to the station building on the south side by an underground passage, but in 2007, the station was rebuilt with the station facilities relocated above the platforms.[5] In 2008, an entrance was also added on the north side of the station.[5]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23".[6]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,021 passengers daily.[7] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2010 | 28,762[8] |
2014 | 28,817[9] |
2015 | 29,448[10] |
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Stations of the Tobu Tojo Line | |
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