Wakabadai Station (若葉台駅, Wakabadai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kurokawa neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

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Wakabadai Station

若葉台駅
The north entrance to Wakabadai Station in June 2017
General information
Location609 Kurokawa, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 215-0035
Japan
Coordinates35°37′9.5″N 139°28′21″E / 35.619306°N 139.47250°E / 35.619306; 139.47250
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s) Keio Sagamihara Line
Distance8.8 km from Chōfu
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeKO39
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 October 1974
Passengers
FY201926,954
Services
Preceding station Following station
Keiō-nagayama
KO40
towards Hashimoto
Sagamihara Line
Semi Express
Rapid
Local
Inagi
KO38
towards Chōfu
Location
Wakabadai Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Wakabadai Station
Wakabadai Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Wakabadai Station is located in Japan
Wakabadai Station
Wakabadai Station
Wakabadai Station (Japan)

Lines

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Wakabadai Station is served by the Keio Sagamihara Line, and is located 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chōfu Station.

Station layout

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The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[1]

Platforms

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1,2  Keio Sagamihara Line for Tama-Center and Hashimoto
3,4  Keio Sagamihara Line for Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku
S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata

History

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Wakabadai Station opened as an elevated station on October 18, 1974.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,954 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 16,254[3]
2010 22,302[4]
2015 25,920[5]

Surrounding area

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Wakabadai Maintenance Depot viewed from the west end of the station in June 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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