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Musashi-Ranzan Station

Musashi-Ranzan Station
武蔵嵐山駅
Musashi-ranzan Station West Entrance 20111211.JPG
Musashi-Ranzan Station west entrance in December 2011
Location 135-6 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0221
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Station code TJ-32
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7501.html
History
Opened 5 November 1923
Previous names Sugaya (until 1935)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 7,773 daily
Location
Musashi-Ranzan Station is located in Japan
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Location within Japan

Musashi-Ranzan Station (武蔵嵐山駅 Musashi-Ranzan-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Ranzan, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Musashi-Ranzan Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tsukinowa and Ogawamachi, it is 57.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Rapid trains and one Express train per hour in each direction to and from Ikebukuro.

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. An additional side platform remains on the west side of the down track, but this is no longer used.

The station opened on 5 November 1923 as Sugaya Station (菅谷駅?), and was renamed Musashi-Ranzan on 1 October 1935.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Musashi-Ranzan Station becoming "TJ-32".

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 7,773 passengers daily.

Coordinates: 36°02′37″N 139°19′39″E / 36.0437°N 139.3275°E / 36.0437; 139.3275


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