Kita-Koshigaya Station

Location
	Kita-Koshigaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kita-Koshigaya Station Kita-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

TS22
Kita-Koshigaya Station

北越谷駅
TS22; Kita-Koshigaya Station; 北越谷駅
	Kita-Koshigaya Station east side in June 2012
General information
Location	3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0025; Japan
Coordinates	35°54′07″N 139°46′48″E / 35.9019°N 139.7800°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TS Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance	26.0 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TS-22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 August 1899
Previous names	Koshigaya Station (1899-1911); Bushū-Ōsawa Station (1911-1956);
Passengers
FY2019	53,007 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kita-Koshigaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kita-Koshigaya Station Kita-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

Kita-Koshigaya Station (北越谷駅, Kita-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Kita-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line (Tōbu Isesaki Line) from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 26.0 km from the line's terminus at Asakusa.^[1] 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.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four lines, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

Track layout

Legend

↑Koshigaya
			1 2 3 4





↓Ōbukuro

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 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 west entrance in June 2012
Platforms 3 and 4 in November 2020

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Koshigaya Station (越ヶ谷駅).^[1] 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".^[2]

Future developments

Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,007 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Bunkyo University (Koshigaya Campus)
Ōsawa Katori Shrine

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ 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.
^ 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 Kita-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[railfan20170113-3] 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.

[tobustats-4] 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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