Wakōshi Station

TJ11 Y01 F01
Wakōshi Station

和光市駅
General view of the station from the south side in July 2008
General information
Location4-6 Honchō, Wakō City, Saitama Prefecture 351-0114
Japan
Coordinates35°47′18″N 139°36′46″E / 35.788407°N 139.612885°E / 35.788407; 139.612885
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeTJ-11, Y-01, F-01  
History
Opened1 February 1934 (1 February 1934)
Previous namesNiikura (to 1951); Yamato-machi (to 1970)
Passengers
FY2019180,819 daily (Tōbu)
192,132 (Tokyo Metro)
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Asakadai
TJ13
towards Ogawamachi
Tojo Line
Rapid Express
Ikebukuro
TJ01
Terminus
Asaka
TJ12
towards Ogawamachi
Tojo Line
Express
Semi Express
Local
Narimasu
TJ10
towards Ikebukuro
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station
Asakadai
TJ13
towards Ogawamachi
F Liner Kotake-mukaihara
F06
through to Tojo Line Yūrakuchō Line Chikatetsu-narimasu
Y02
towards Shin-kiba
Fukutoshin Line
Express
Kotake-mukaihara
F06
towards Shibuya
Fukutoshin Line
Commuter Express
Local
Chikatetsu-narimasu
F02
towards Shibuya
Location
Wakōshi Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Wakōshi Station
Wakōshi Station (Saitama Prefecture)
Wakōshi Station
Wakōshi Station (Japan)

Wakōshi Station (和光市駅, Wakōshi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is the only Tokyo Metro station located in Saitama Prefecture. It is the westernmost station in the Tokyo subway network, and the northernmost Tokyo Metro station (Nishi-takashimadaira on the Toei network is farther north).