Wakōshi Station
Lines. Wakōshi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from to and in Saitama Prefecture. It also forms the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with some trains continuing northward on the Tobu Tojo Line to and . Trains continuing onto the Tobu Tojo Line from Tokyo Metro lines all change drivers here: Tobu Railway drivers take over trains from Tokyo and Tokyo Metro drivers take over trains towards Tokyo. Located between Narimasu and Asaka stations, it is 12.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Station layout. The station consists of two  island platforms serving four tracks. The two platforms, 2 and 3, used by Tokyo Metro services were equipped with chest-high platform edge doors in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012. Similar platform edge doors were installed on the Tōbu platforms, 1 and 4, in February 2016, and scheduled to be brought into operation from 26 March. History. The station opened on February 1, 1934, as on the Tōjō Railway Line. Though originally written in "hiragana", the station name was written in "kanji" (新倉駅) from July 21, 1934 onwards. On October 1, 1951, the station was renamed . On  December 20, 1970, it was renamed Wakōshi Station. Fukutoshin Line services started on June 14, 2008. From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Wakōshi Station becoming "TJ-11". Chest-height platform edge doors were added to platforms 2 and 3 in April 2012, with operation commencing in July 2012. Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu portion of the station was used by an average of 180,819 passengers daily. The Tokyo Metro portion of the  station was used by an average of 192,132 passengers daily. Bus services. The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station.