Kita-Koshigaya Station
北越谷駅 |
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Kita-Koshigaya Station east side in June 2012
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Location | 3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 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 |
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Station code | TS-22 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 27 August 1899 |
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Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 52,745 daily |
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Kita-Koshigaya Station (北越谷駅 Kita-Koshigaya-eki?, lit. "North Koshigaya Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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. 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.
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four lines, with the station building located underneath.
The west entrance in June 2012
The down platforms 3 and 4 in November 2008
The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Koshigaya Station (越ヶ谷駅?). 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".