Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station (新越谷駅, Shin-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
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| Location | 1-11-4 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture 343–0845 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.8750°N 139.7897°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from Asakusa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 July 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 151,316 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Shin-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the Asakusa terminus.[1] Through services also operate to and from Naka-Meguro via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line. It is also located adjacent to Minami-Koshigaya Station on the Musashino Line.
Station layout
The elevated station consists of a five-story station building with two island platforms serving four tracks on the 4th floor level.[2]
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 Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg.png.webp){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.png.webp){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016
View of the platforms looking northward from platform 2 in January 2012
History
The station opened on 23 July 1974.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Koshigaya Station becoming "TS-20".[3]
Future developments
Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 151,316 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Minami-Koshigaya Station (Musashino Line)
- Saitama Toho Junior College
- Koshigaya Freight Terminal
- Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
See also
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
- 「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.
- 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
Media related to Shin-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)