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Ippommatsu Station (Saitama)

Ippommatsu Station
一本松駅
Ippommatsu Station 20140125.jpg
Ippommatsu station entrance in January 2014
Location 80-3 Nakashinden, Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama-ken 350-2226
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Ogose Line
Distance 2.8 km from Sakado
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-41     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/8102.html
History
Opened 16 December 1934 (1934-12-16)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 4,041 daily
Location
Ippommatsu Station is located in Japan
Ippommatsu Station
Ippommatsu Station
Location within Japan

Ippommatsu Station (一本松駅 Ipponmatsu-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Tsurugashima, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Ippommatsu Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is located 2.8 km from the terminus at Sakado. During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks forming a passing loop on the single-track Ogose Line. The platforms are long enough for four-car trains. The single exit and station office is located at the Sakado end of the up (Sakado-bound) platform.

Toilets are located on the Sakado-bound platform (platform 2), but no universal access facilities are available. Access to the station and platforms is via steps, and no escalators or lifts are provided.

The station opened on 16 December 1934, initially with a single platform on the single-track line. Ippommatsu Station takes its name from an intersection of roads about 150 metres to the northwest called "Ippommatsu Crossing". This intersection was named during the Edo Period for a single (ippon) pine tree (matsu) which stood nearby. Today, the crossing is a busy 5-way traffic intersection.

Ippommatsu became a staffed station from 17 May 1965.

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008. A roof was also added to the previously uncovered down (Ogose-bound) platform in 2008.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Ippommatsu Station becoming "TJ-41".

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 4,041 passengers daily. The daily passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.


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