Distance 17.5 km from Asakusa Tracks 6 Opened 27 August 1899 | Platforms 2 island Address Japan | |
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Location 2 Takasago, Sōka-shi, Saitama-kenJapan Similar Dokkyodaigakumae Station, Yatsuka Station, Shin‑Koshigaya Station, Shinden Station, Takenotsuka Station | ||
Sōka Station (草加駅, Sōka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is one stop away from the border between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.
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Line
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 17.5 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.
Station layout
The station has two elevated island platforms with four tracks abutting the platforms, going in opposite directions. The station building is located underneath the platforms. Tracks one and six are used by non-stop trains and are not served by platforms, so the platform numbering starts with platform 2.
History
The station opened on 27 August 1899. It was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 9 August 1988.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Sōka Station becoming "TS-16".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 82,844 passengers daily.