Koshigaya Station
越谷駅 |
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Koshigaya Station east entrance in September 2012
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Location | 4-11 Yayoichō, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0816 Japan |
Operated by | Tobu Railway |
Line(s) | Tobu Skytree Line |
Distance | 24.4 from Asakusa |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 6 |
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Station code | TS-21 |
Website | railway |
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Opened | 17 April 1920 |
Rebuilt | 1997 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 48,128 daily |
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Koshigaya Station (越谷駅 Koshigaya-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line (Tobu Isesaki Line) in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 24.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station in Tokyo. Through services also operate to and from Naka-Meguro via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line.
The station has two elevated island platforms with two tracks each, one for all-stations "Local" services and one for express/rapid services. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are two additional tracks for non-stopping trains to pass this station.
Platforms 2 and 3 are used by all-stations "Local" services".
The west entrance in September 2012
The north end of the up platforms 1 and 2 in December 2016
The north end of the down platforms 3 and 4 in December 2016
Koshigaya Station opened on 17 April 1920, with the name originally written as "越ヶ谷駅". The kanji characters for the station name were changed to "越谷駅" (with the pronunciation unchanged) on 1 December 1956. The station was rebuilt with elevated platforms in 1997.