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Wakabadai Station
is a passenger railway station located in the Kurokawa neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. Lines Wakabadai Station is served by the Keio Sagamihara Line, and is located from the starting point of the line at Chōfu Station. Station layout The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms File:Wakabadai Station south side 20170630.jpg, The south entrance in June 2017 File:Wakabadai Station ticket barriers 20170630.jpg, The ticket barriers in June 2017 File:Wakabadai Station platforms 20170630.jpg, The platforms looking west in June 2017 File:Wakabadai-Sta-Platform.JPG, The platforms looking east in October 2016 History Wakabadai Station opened as an elevated station on October 18, 1974. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,954 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Surrounding are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stations Of Keio Corporation
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