Musashi-Ranzan Station

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Musashi-Ranzan Station
武蔵嵐山駅
File:Musashi-ranzan Station West Entrance 20111211.JPG
Musashi-Ranzan Station west entrance, December 2011
Location 135-6 Sugaya, Ranzan, Hiki, Saitama
(比企郡嵐山町菅谷135-6)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
Other information
Station code TJ-32
History
Opened 1923
Previous names Sugaya (until 1935)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 8,521 daily

Musashi-Ranzan Station (武蔵嵐山駅 Musashi-Ranzan-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Ranzan, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Musashi-Ranzan Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tsukinowa and Ogawamachi, it is 57.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid express, Rapid, Express, Commuter express, Semi express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Rapid trains and one Express train per hour in each direction to and from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

File:Musashiranzan-platform.JPG
Station platforms, looking west, March 2008

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. An additional side platform remains on the west side of the down track, but this is no longer used.

Platforms

1  Tobu Tojo Line for Ogawamachi
2  Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
Tsukinowa   TJ Liner[Note 1]   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Rapid express   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Rapid   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Express   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Commuter express   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Semi express   Ogawamachi
Tsukinowa   Local   Ogawamachi
  1. TJ Liner services operate in the down direction only

History

The station opened on 5 November 1923 as Sugaya Station (菅谷駅?), and was renamed Musashi-Ranzan on 1 October 1935.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Musashi-Ranzan Station becoming "TJ-32".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 8,521 passengers daily.[5]

References

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External links

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