Kita-Koshigaya Station
TS22 Kita-Koshigaya Station 北越谷駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Kita-Koshigaya Station east side in June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0025 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°54′07″N 139°46′48″E / 35.9019°N 139.7800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.0 km from Asakusa | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-22 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 August 1899 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 53,007 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Kita-Koshigaya Station (北越谷駅, Kita-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Kita-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line (Tōbu Isesaki Line) from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 26.0 km from the line's terminus at Asakusa.[1] Through services also operate to and from Naka-Meguro via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, and Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan via the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four lines, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
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| 1 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
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| 2 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
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| 3 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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| 4 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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The west entrance in June 2012 -
Platforms 3 and 4 in November 2020
History
[edit]The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Koshigaya Station (越ヶ谷駅).[1] It was renamed Bushū-Ōsawa Station (武州大沢駅) on 20 November 1911, and was renamed Kita-Koshigaya from 1 December 1956. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kita-Koshigaya Station becoming "TS-22".[2]
Future developments
[edit]Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,007 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Bunkyo University (Koshigaya Campus)
- Ōsawa Katori Shrine
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「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 27 May 2012.
- ^ 東武鉄道，ホームドアの設置を拡大 [Tobu Railway to expand platform door installation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Kita-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)