Shin-Koshigaya Station

Shin-Koshigaya Station (新越谷駅, Shin-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.


Shin-Koshigaya Station

新越谷駅
The east entrance in October 2012
Location1-11-4 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0845
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Skytree Line
Distance22.9 km from Asakusa
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Other information
Station codeTS-20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 July 1974
Passengers
FY2014143,125 daily
Location
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shin-Koshigaya Station
Shin-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 22.9 km from the Asakusa terminus.[1] Through services also operate to and from Naka-Meguro via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line. It is also located adjacent to Minami-Koshigaya Station on the Musashino Line.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of a five-story station building with two island platforms serving four tracks on the 4th floor level.[2]

Platforms
Track layout

↑Gamō

1
2
3
4

↓Koshigaya

1 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line to Shibuya
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chuo-Rinkan
2 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-Meguro
3 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
4 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
  • The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016
  • View of the platforms looking northward from platform 2 in January 2012

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-20)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Skytree Liner: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Urban Park Liner: Does not stop at this station
Ueno (H-18)   TH Liner   Sengendai (TS-24)
Sōka (TS-16)   Express   Koshigaya (TS-21)
Sōka (TS-16)   Section Express   Koshigaya (TS-21)
Sōka (TS-16)   Semi-Express   Koshigaya (TS-21)
Sōka (TS-16)   Section Semi-Express   Koshigaya (TS-21)
Gamō (TS-19)   Local   Koshigaya (TS-21)

History

The station opened on 23 July 1974.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Koshigaya Station becoming "TS-20".[3]

Future developments

Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 134,209 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１２巻　東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
  3. 「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.
  4. 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.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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