Atago Station (愛宕駅, Atago-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-16".
Lines
Atago Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 27.7 km (17.2 mi) from the line's western terminus at Ōmiya.[1]
Station layout
Atago station has two opposed elevated side platforms. The platforms are connected to the ground level by escalators and lifts.
Prior to elevation, Atago station had two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi |
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The old ground-level platforms in March 2013 -
The new elevated platforms in March 2021 -
Western entrance of the new station in June 2024
History
Atago Station opened on September 1, 1929.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Atago Station becoming "TD-16".[2]
From 1 April 2014, the Tobu Noda Line was rebranded the Tobu Urban Park Line (東武アーバンパークライン).[3] By that time, a project to elevate the station was on-going, with the aim to complete the project in 2017.[3] The elevated station started operation with one island platform and two tracks on 28 March 2021.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,900 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Noda City Hall
- Atago Jinja
- Noda Cultural Center
- Noda Post Office
- Bujinkan Honbu Dojo
References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b ２０１４年４月１日（火）より東武野田線に路線愛称名「東武アーバンパークライン」を導入します！ [Tobu Noda Line to be nicknamed "Tobu Urban Park Line" from 1 April 2014] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External links
- Tobu Railway station information (in Japanese)