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Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station
東武動物公園駅
TobudobutsukoenEki2004-9-18.jpg
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen east entrance
Location 2-3-24 Monma, Miyashiro, Minamisaitama, Saitama
(南埼玉郡宮代町百間2-3-24)
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 2 island
Other information
Station code TS-30
History
Opened 1899
Previous names Sugito (until 1981)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 31,837 daily

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station (東武動物公園駅 Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen-eki?, lit. "Tobu Zoo") is a railway station in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and forms the starting point of the Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Isesaki Line and the Tobu Nikko Line. It is 41.0 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. Track 1 does not exist, and platform numbering starts from Platform 2

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Sugito Station (杉戸駅?). It was renamed on 16 March 1981 after the Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen (東武動物公園?) zoo and amusement park complex run by Tobu, which is a ten-minute walk from the station. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station becoming "TS-30".


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