Yabuzuka Station (藪塚駅, Yabuzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-53".

TI53
Yabuzuka Station

藪塚駅
Yabuzuka Station in December 2014
General information
Location379-2 Yabuzuka Hachikoku, Ōta-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2301
Japan
Coordinates36°21′32″N 139°18′56″E / 36.3588°N 139.3155°E / 36.3588; 139.3155
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Kiryū Line
Distance9.7 km from Ōta
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeTI-53
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 19, 1913
Passengers
FY20191097 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Ōta
TI18
towards Asakusa
Ryomo Shin-Kiryū
TI55
towards Akagi
Jiroembashi
TI52
towards Ōta
Kiryū Line Azami
TI54
towards Akagi
Location
Yabuzuka Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Yabuzuka Station
Yabuzuka Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Yabuzuka Station is located in Japan
Yabuzuka Station
Yabuzuka Station
Yabuzuka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yabuzuka Station is a station on the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 9.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.

Station layout

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Station platform, 2015

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms, serving two tracks. Platform 2 is connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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1  Tōbu Kiryū Line for Shin-Kiryū and Akagi
2  Tōbu Kiryū Line for Ōta

History

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Yabuzaka Station opened on March 19, 1913.

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yabuzuka Station becoming "TI-53".[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1097 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • former Yabzuka Town Office
  • Yabuzuka Main Post Office
  • Yabuzuka onsen

References

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  1. ^ 「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. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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