Sōka Station
Sōka Station (草加駅, Sōka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is one stop away from the border between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.
TS16 Sōka Station 草加駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The east side of Sōka Station in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Takasago, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0034 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.8286°N 139.8041°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tōbu Skytree Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.5 km from Asakusa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 August 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 82,844 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Sōka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Sōka Station Sōka Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line
Sōka Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is 17.5 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has two elevated island platforms with four tracks abutting the platforms, going in opposite directions. The station building is located underneath the platforms. Tracks one and six are used by non-stop trains and are not served by platforms, so the platform numbering starts with platform 2. Local trains use tracks 3 and 4 in their respective drections, whereas Express and Semi-Express trains use tracks 2 and 5.
Platforms
| 2 | 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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| 3 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
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| 4 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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| 5 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
The west entrance in September 2012
The ticket barriers in March 2009
History
The station opened on 27 August 1899.[1] It was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 9 August 1988.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Sōka Station becoming "TS-16".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 88,682 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Sōka City Hall
- Sōka Post Office
See also
References
- 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. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
