Ōbukuro Station

Railway station in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
35°55′28″N 139°46′41″E / 35.9244°N 139.7780°E / 35.9244; 139.7780Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s)TS Tōbu Skytree LineDistance28.5 km (17.7 mi) from Asakusa StationPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStation codeTS-23WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1926; 97 years ago (1 October 1926)PassengersFY201918,687 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kita-Koshigaya
TS22
towards Oshiage
 Skytree Line
Semi Express
 Sengendai
TS24
Kita-Koshigaya
TS22
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Local
Location
Ōbukuro Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
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Ōbukuro Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Ōbukuro Station is located in Kanto Area
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station (Kanto Area)
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Ōbukuro Station is located in Japan
Ōbukuro Station
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Ōbukuro Station (Japan)
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The platforms in January 2022

Ōbukuro Station (大袋駅, Ōbukuro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line

The station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line (Tōbu Isesaki Line), and is 28.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend

↑Kita-Koshigaya

1
2

↓Sengendai

The station has two opposed side platforms with two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and platforms at a right angle.

Platforms

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
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History

Ōbukuro Station opened on 1 October 1926. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ōbukuro Station becoming "TS-23".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,687 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.
  2. ^ 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 Ōbukuro Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Station information (in Japanese)