Sakasai_Station Knowpia

TD27
Sakasai Station

逆井駅
TD27 ; Sakasai Station; 逆井駅
	Sakasai Station, September 2007
General information
Location	Sakasai, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 277-0042; Japan
Coordinates	35°49′24″N 139°59′02″E / 35.8232°N 139.9838°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance	48.0 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	TD-27
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 July 1933; 90 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	14,131 daily
Services
Location
	Sakasai Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Sakasai Station Sakasai Station (Japan)

Sakasai Station (逆井駅, Sakasai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-27".

Lines edit

Sakasai Station is served by Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) and lies 48.0 km (29.8 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station house.

Platforms edit

1	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Mutsumi,Shin-Kamagaya Funabashi
2	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, Ōmiya

History edit

Sakasai Station was opened on 29 July 1933 as a signal stop on the Sobu Railways. It was elevated to a full station in 1949. The current station building was completed in 1985. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Sakasai Station becoming "TD-27".^[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,131 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Sakasai Post Office

References edit

^ 「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. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)