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Kita Koshigaya Station

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Operated by
  
Tobu Railway

Distance
  
26.0 km from Asakusa

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Phone
  
+81 48-976-2819

Line(s)
  
Tobu Skytree Line

Platforms
  
2 island platforms

Opened
  
27 August 1899

Tracks
  
4

Kita-Koshigaya Station

Location
  
3-4-23 Ōsawa, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken Japan

Address
  
Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Koshigaya, 大沢3-4-23

Similar
  
Ōbukuro Station, Sengendai Station, Koshigaya Station, Shin‑Koshigaya Station, Gamō Station

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Kita-Koshigaya Station (北越谷駅, Kita-Koshigaya-eki, lit. "North Koshigaya Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

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Lines

Kita-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 26.0 km from the line's terminus at Asakusa. 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. It is also located adjacent to Minami-Koshigaya Station on the Musashino Line.

Station layout

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

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Koshigaya Station (越ヶ谷駅). 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".

Future developments

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 52,745 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Bunkyo University (Koshigaya Campus)
  • Ōsawa Katori Jinja
  • References

    Kita-Koshigaya Station Wikipedia