Bushū-Nagase Station

Railway station in Moroyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

35°56′31″N 139°19′31″E / 35.942003°N 139.325378°E / 35.942003; 139.325378Operated by

Tōbu RailwayLine(s)TJ Tōbu Ogose LineDistance7.6 km from SakadoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStation codeTJ-44WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 December 1934Rebuilt2013PassengersFY20194,353 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Higashi-Moro TJ45 towards Ogose		Ogose Line		Kawakado TJ43 towards Sakado

Location
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Bushū-Nagase Station (武州長瀬駅, Bushū-nagase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Bushū-Nagase Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km predominantly single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 7.6 km from Sakado.^[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks forming a passing loop on the single-track line.

The station was rebuilt between 2012 and 2013 with a new station structure above the tracks, enabling station entrances to be built on both the north and south sides.^[4]

The south entrance in October 2013
Ticket vending machines and ticket barriers in October 2013
The station toilets in October 2013

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Ogose Line	for Ogose
2	■ Tōbu Ogose Line	for Sakado

Platform 1 from the down (Ogose) end in October 2013
Platform 1 from the up (Sakado) end in October 2013

History

The station opened on 16 December 1934.^[2]

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Ogose Line, with Bushū-Nagase Station becoming "TJ-44".^[5]

A new overhead station building opened on 5 October 2013.^[6]

The station entrance in November 2004, before the addition of lifts
The station entrance in September 2012, after the addition of lifts

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,353 passengers daily.^[7]

Surrounding area

Atarashiki-mura residential community

Bus services

Higashi-Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yuzu Yellow Line) service.^[8]

References

^ 武州長瀬駅 [Bushū-Nagase Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
^ 武州長瀬駅の工事について [Bushu-Nagase Station rebuilding details]. Moroyama Town official website (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama Town. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ 「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 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ １０月5日（土）早朝（始発列車）より武州長瀬駅自由通路・橋上駅舎が利用開始となります！ [Bushu-Nagase Station overhead station to open from 5 October] (PDF). Moroyama Town official website (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama Town. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ もろバス時刻表　ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.