Shin-Koshigaya Station

TS20
Shin-Koshigaya Station

新越谷駅
The east entrance in October 2012
General information
Location1-11-4 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture 343–0845
Japan
Coordinates35°52′30″N 139°47′23″E / 35.8750°N 139.7897°E / 35.8750; 139.7897
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TS Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance22.9 km (14.2 mi) from Asakusa
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Other information
Station codeTS-20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 July 1974; 50 years ago (23 July 1974)
Passengers
FY2019151,316 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Ueno
H18
towards Ebisu
 TH Liner Sengendai
TS24
towards Kuki
Sōka
TS16
towards Oshiage
 Skytree Line
Express
 Koshigaya
TS21
towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Sōka
TS16
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Section Express
Sōka
TS16
towards Oshiage
 Skytree Line
Semi Express
Sōka
TS16
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Gamō
TS19
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Local
Location
Shin-Koshigaya Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shin-Koshigaya Station is located in Kanto Area
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station (Kanto Area)
Shin-Koshigaya Station is located in Japan
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

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.

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

Track layout
Legend

↑Gamō

1
2
3
4

↓Koshigaya

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 Kita-Koshigaya, 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
  • The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016
    The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016
  • View of the platforms looking northward from platform 2 in January 2012
    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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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