Sōka Station
Sōka Station 草加駅 | |
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 Sōka Station platforms, November 2008 | |
| Location |
2 Takasago, Sōka, Saitama （埼玉県草加市高砂二丁目） Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 2 island |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TS-16 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 82,844 daily |
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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, and is 17.5 kilometers from the 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 for through traffic and are not served by platforms, so the platform numbering starts with platform 2.
Platforms
| 2 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) | for Kita-Senju, Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan
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| 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, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, 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 | → | ||
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| Tobu Skytree Line (TS-16) | ||||
| Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Kirifuri: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid/Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| 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]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 82,844 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Sōka City Hall
- Sōka Post Office
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.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sōka Station. |
- Sōka Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°49′43″N 139°48′15″E / 35.8286°N 139.8041°E