Kita-Koshigaya Station

Kita-Koshigaya Station
北越谷駅

Kita-Koshigaya Station east exit, June 2012
Location 3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県越谷市大沢三丁目4-23)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Skytree Line
Distance 26.0 km from Asakusa
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bus terminal
Other information
Station code TS-22
Website railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/1410.html
History
Opened 27 August 1899
Previous names
  • Koshigaya Station (1899-1911)
  • Bushū-Ōsawa Station (1911-1956)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 52,745 daily
Location
Kita-Koshigaya Station
Location within Japan

Kita-Koshigaya Station (北越谷駅 Kita-Koshigaya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line (Tobu Isesaki Line) in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Kita-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 26.0 km from the line's terminus at Asakusa.[2] 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. It is also located adjacent to Minami-Koshigaya Station on the Musashino Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four lines, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

View of the platforms
Track layout
Legend

Koshigaya

1 2 3 4

Ōbukuro

1  Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line to Shibuya
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chuo-Rinkan
2  Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-Meguro
3  Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Kuki
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
4  Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-22)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kirifuri: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Section Express: Does not stop at this station
Koshigaya (TS-21)   Semi-Express   Ōbukuro (TS-23)
Koshigaya (TS-21)   Section Semi-Express   Ōbukuro (TS-23)
Koshigaya (TS-21)   Local   Ōbukuro (TS-23)

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Koshigaya Station (越ヶ谷駅).[2] 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".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 52,745 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "Kita-Koshigaya Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 「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. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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