Wakabadai Station (若葉台駅, Wakabadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kurokawa neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
Wakabadai Station 若葉台駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance to Wakabadai Station in June 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 609 Kurokawa, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 215-0035 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°37′9.5″N 139°28′21″E / 35.619306°N 139.47250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Keio Sagamihara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 km from Chōfu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KO39 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 October 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 26,954 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editWakabadai Station is served by the Keio Sagamihara Line, and is located 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chōfu Station.
Station layout
editThe station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1,2 | ■ Keio Sagamihara Line | for Tama-Center and Hashimoto |
| 3,4 | ■ Keio Sagamihara Line | for Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata |
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The south entrance in June 2017
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The ticket barriers in June 2017
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The platforms looking west in June 2017
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The platforms looking east in October 2016
History
editWakabadai Station opened as an elevated station on October 18, 1974.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,954 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 16,254[3] |
| 2010 | 22,302[4] |
| 2015 | 25,920[5] |
Surrounding area
edit- Wakabadai Maintenance Depot
- Kurokawa Station (Odakyu Tama Line)
- Haruhino Station (Odakyu Tama Line)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Wakaba Comprehensive High School
- Inagi Wakabadai Elementary School
- Kodarayato Park
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
edit Media related to Wakabadai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)