Sōka Station
Sōka Station 草加駅 | |
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 Station platforms | |
| Location |
2 Takasago, Sōka, Saitama （埼玉県草加市高砂二丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Skytree Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 79,956 daily |
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.
Line
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line.
Station layout
There are two island platforms with four tracks abutting the platforms, going in opposite directions.
| 2 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) | for Kita-Senju, Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for ShibuyaTokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan |
| 3 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local) | for Kita-Senju and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
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| 4 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local) | for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi |
| 5 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) | for Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ōta, Minami-Kurihashi, and Shin-Tochigi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Skytree Line (TS-16) | ||||
| Limited Express Spacia: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express Ryōmō: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express Kirifuri: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express Shimotsuke: no stop | ||||
| Rapid/Section Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Nishiarai (TS-13) | Express | Shin-Koshigaya (TS-20) | ||
| Nishiarai (TS-13) | Section Express | Shin-Koshigaya (TS-20) | ||
| Nishiarai (TS-13) | Semi-Express | Shin-Koshigaya (TS-20) | ||
| Nishiarai (TS-13) | Section Semi-Express | Shin-Koshigaya (TS-20) | ||
| Yatsuka (TS-15) | Local | Matsubaradanchi (TS-17) | ||
History
The station opened on 27 August 1899.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Sōka Station becoming "TS-16".[2]
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
External links
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- Sōka Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°49′43″N 139°48′15″E / 35.8286°N 139.8041°E
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