is a passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
located in
Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway 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 ...
. The station is numbered "TD-07".
Lines
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is served by the
Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the
Tōbu Noda Line) from in
Saitama Prefecture to in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to t ...
, and lies from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
The station has one ground-level
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 ...
serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platform.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 December 1969.
The present station building was completed in 2006. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Noda Line, with Higashi-Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-07".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,454 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
*Site of
Iwatsuki Castle
*Higashi-Iwatsuki Post Office
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to ...
References
External links
Higashi-Iwatsuki Station information(Tobu)
{{Tobu Noda Line
Railway stations in Saitama (city)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969
Tobu Noda Line
Stations of Tobu Railway