Shiki Station (Saitama)

infobox japan station


caption=Platforms of Shiki Station
name=志木
namerom=Shiki
pref=Saitama
city=Niiza
address=2-38-1 Tōhoku
jaloc=新座市東北2-38-1
open=1914
line=Tōjō Line
operator=Tōbu Railway
stats= 97,708 [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7308.html Shiki Station information] ja icon]
bus=t2

nihongo|Shiki Station|志木駅|Shiki-eki is a railway station in Niiza, Saitama, Japan operated by the Tobu Railway.

Lines

It has two island platforms (four tracks) on the Tōbu Tōjō Line for services to Yorii, Saitama and Ikebukuro, Shin-Kiba via the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, and Shibuya Station via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. All services except "TJ Liner" services stop at this station. During the daytime, local services (four trains per hour) from Ikebukuro terminate here.Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published 7 June 2008]

Despite its name, the station building is not in Shiki. The city of Shiki has only one station, Yanasegawa Station, which is the next stop after Shiki Station on the Tōjō Line.

History

The station opened opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tōjō Railway line from Ikebukuro.cite journal | last = Yamamoto | first = Tomoyuki | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 東武東上線の神話時代（１）| journal = Japan Railfan Magazine| volume = 48| issue = 570| pages = 126-131| publisher = | location = | date = October 2008]

Bus services

From 17 July 2008, there is a direct express bus service to/from Narita Airport (via Asakadai Station). The bus stop is on the south side of the station. [ [http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/timetable/narita/fujiminost.html "ふじみ野・志木地区↔成田空港"] . Airport Limousine website. Retrieved on 12 July 2008. ja icon] 　

Adjacent stations

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Tōbu Tōjō Line

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References

External links

* [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7308.html Shiki Station information] ja icon
* [http://www.city.shiki.lg.jp/html/welcome/welcome02-shinoaramashi_shinotokushoku_youkososhikishihe.html Shiki city history, including photograph of the station in 1914]