TJ32
Musashi-Ranzan Station

武蔵嵐山駅
Musashi-Ranzan Station west entrance in December 2011
General information
Location135-6 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0221
Japan
Coordinates36°02′37″N 139°19′39″E / 36.0437°N 139.3275°E / 36.0437; 139.3275
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance57.1 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTJ-32
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 November 1923
Previous namesSugaya (until 1935)
Passengers
FY20197278 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Ogawamachi
TJ33
Terminus
TJ Liner
(limited service)
Tsukinowa
One-way operation
Ogawamachi
One-way operation
F Liner
(limited service)
Tsukinowa
TJ31
Ogawamachi
TJ33
Terminus
Tojo Line
Kawagoe Limited Express
Rapid Express
Express
Semi Express
Local
Tsukinowa
TJ31
towards Ikebukuro
Location
Musashi-Ranzan Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Musashi-Ranzan Station is located in Japan
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Musashi-Ranzan Station
Musashi-Ranzan Station (Japan)

Musashi-Ranzan Station (武蔵嵐山駅, Musashi-Ranzan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ranzan, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines

Musashi-Ranzan Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Tsukinowa and Ogawamachi, it is 57.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Rapid, Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by two Local trains per hour operating between Yorii and Shinrin-kōen.[3] During weekends and holidays, three trains, including two F Liner trains, run via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, and Minatomirai Line to Motomachi-Chūkagai.

Station layout

The station platform in March 2008 showing the unused side platform on the left

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

Platforms

1 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi and Yorii
2 TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
 TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama
  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai

    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 Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Musashi-Ranzan Station becoming "TJ-32".[4]

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7287 passengers daily.[5]

    Surrounding area

    See also

    References

    1. "Musashi-Ranzan Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
    2. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
    3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
    4. 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    5. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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