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Takasaka Station

Takasaka Station
高坂駅
Takasaka Station West Entrance 20120326.JPG
The west entrance in March 2012
Location 1333-2 Takasaka, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-0047
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 46.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Station code TJ-28     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7407.html
History
Opened 1 October 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 25,937 daily
Location
Takasaka Station is located in Japan
Takasaka Station
Takasaka Station
Location within Japan

Takasaka Station (高坂駅 Takasaka-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Takasaka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Kita-Sakado and Higashi-Matsuyama, it is 46.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Express, Semi express, and Local services stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.

A waiting room is provided on the platform. Universal access toilets are located in the station building. Escalators and lifts are provided in addition to steps to the station and platforms.

East exit, April 2011

The ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in June 2013

View of the platforms, looking toward Ikebukuro in March 2008

The passenger waiting room on the platform in June 2013

The station opened on 1 October 1923.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Takasaka Station becoming "TJ-28".

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 25,937 passengers daily.

A large out-of-town shopping mall, Peony Walk, is located approximately 1 km from Takasaka Station.

Coordinates: 36°00′09″N 139°23′52″E / 36.0026°N 139.3979°E / 36.0026; 139.3979


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