Atago Station (Chiba)
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Tobu Urban Park LineTD16 Atago Station 愛宕駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Atago Station in November 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1217 Nakanodai, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0035 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°57′01″N 139°51′53″E / 35.95028°N 139.86472°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Tobu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Tobu Urban Park Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 27.7 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TD-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 9,900 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atago Station (愛宕駅, Atago-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-16".
Atago Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 27.7 km (17.2 mi) from the line's western terminus at Ōmiya.[1]
Station layout
Atago station has two opposed elevated side platforms. The platforms are connected to the ground level by escalators and lifts.
Prior to elevation, Atago station had two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Urban Park Line | for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi |
The old ground-level platforms in March 2013
The new elevated platforms in March 2021
Western entrance of the new station in June 2024
History
Atago Station opened on September 1, 1929.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Atago Station becoming "TD-16".[2]
From 1 April 2014, the Tobu Noda Line was rebranded the Tobu Urban Park Line (東武アーバンパークライン).[3] By that time, a project to elevate the station was on-going, with the aim to complete the project in 2017.[3] The elevated station started operation with one island platform and two tracks on 28 March 2021.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,900 passengers daily.[4]
