Kasumigaseki Station (Saitama)


Kasumigaseki Station is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Kasumigaseki Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo. Located between and, it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 27 October 1916 as Matoba Station coinciding with the extension of the Tojo Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi. It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby Kasumigaseki Country Club in 1929. Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the Kawagoe Line.
A track operated by Saitama Prefecture formerly led from this station to a gravel excavation site on the nearby Iruma River, but this was closed in 1957.
The platform was previously linked to the station building on the south side by an underground passage, but in 2007, the station was rebuilt with the station facilities relocated above the platforms. In 2008, an entrance was also added on the north side of the station.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 29,448 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
201028,762
201428,817
201529,448

Surrounding area