is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and '' keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second long ...

Lines

Kasumigaseki Station is served by the

Tōbu Tōjō Line The is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the , but it is referred to ...

from in Tokyo. Located between and , it is 34.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Rapid Express,''Tobu Tojo Line Timetable'', published March 2023 Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station."Tobu Tojo Line Timetable", published March 2016

Station layout

The station consists of a single

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serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. File:Kasumigaseki Station South entrance 20130302.JPG, The south entrance in March 2013 File:Kasumigaseki Station ticket barriers 20130302.JPG, The ticket barriers in March 2013 File:Kasumigaseki Station lift 20160223.JPG, The passenger elevator on the platform in February 2016 File:Kasumigaseki Station platform 20160223.JPG, View of the platforms looking in the down direction in February 2016 File:Kasumigaseki Station kiosk 20160223.JPG, The kiosk on the platform in February 2016

Platforms

History

The station opened on 27 October 1916 as coinciding with the extension of the Tōjō Railway line from Kawagoe to Sakado-machi (now Sakado Station). It was renamed Kasumigaseki on 14 January 1930 following the opening of the nearby

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in 1929. Later, in 1940, the former name was reassigned to Matoba Station on the

Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are , ...

. A track operated by Saitama Prefecture formerly led from this station to a gravel excavation site on the nearby

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, 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 Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Kasumigaseki Station becoming "TJ-23". From March 2023, Kasumigaseki Station became an Rapid Express service stop following the abolishment of the Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) services and reorganization of the Tōbu Tōjō Line services. In addition, through service via the

Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line is a commuter line planned to be operated by Tokyu Corporation connecting Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line to Shin-Yokohama Station on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. Tōkyū will be putting their compan ...

Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...

Sōtetsu Main Line The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects and . Services Services on the Main Line are divided into four categories. Some trains travel along the Izu ...

, and

Sōtetsu Izumino Line The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects in Yokohama to in Fujisawa. Services Services on the Izumino Line operate as a Branch line, branch of the Sa ...

to and commenced.''Tobu Tojo Line Timetable'', published March 2023

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,021 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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* Kasumigaseki Senior High School * Tobu Kasumi Driving School * Kawagoe West Culture Hall

References

External links

* {{Tōbu Tōjō Line Tobu Tojo Main Line Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Kawagoe, Saitama Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916