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Kita-Koshigaya Station

Coordinates: 35°54′07″N 139°46′48″E / 35.9019°N 139.7800°E / 35.9019; 139.7800
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TS22
Kita-Koshigaya Station

北越谷駅
Kita-Koshigaya Station east side in June 2012
General information
Location3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0025
Japan
Coordinates35°54′07″N 139°46′48″E / 35.9019°N 139.7800°E / 35.9019; 139.7800
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TS Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance26.0 km from Asakusa
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeTS-22
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 August 1899
Previous names
  • Koshigaya Station (1899-1911)
  • Bushū-Ōsawa Station (1911-1956)
Passengers
FY201953,007 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Koshigaya
TS21
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Semi Express
Ōbukuro
TS23
Koshigaya
TS21
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Local
Location
Kita-Koshigaya Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kita-Koshigaya Station
Kita-Koshigaya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kita-Koshigaya Station is located in Japan
Kita-Koshigaya Station
Kita-Koshigaya Station
Kita-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

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

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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

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

Platforms

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Track layout

Koshigaya

1
2
3
4

Ōbukuro

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
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
3 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
4 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History

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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

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Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,007 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 「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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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