Station code TS-30 Address Japan | Platforms 2 island Previous names Sugito (until 1981) Opened 1899 | |
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Location 2-3-24 Monma, Miyashiro, Minamisaitama, Saitama（南埼玉郡宮代町百間2-3-24）Japan Similar | ||
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station (東武動物公園駅, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen-eki, lit. "Tobu Zoo") is a railway station in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
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Lines
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and forms the starting point of the Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Isesaki Line and the Tobu Nikko Line. It is 41.0 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.
Station layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. Track 1 does not exist, and platform numbering starts from Platform 2
History
The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Sugito Station (杉戸駅). It was renamed on 16 March 1981 after the Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen (東武動物公園) zoo and amusement park complex run by Tobu, which is a ten-minute walk from the station. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station becoming "TS-30".