Ōbukuro Station

Coordinates: 35°55′28″N 139°46′41″E / 35.9244°N 139.7780°E / 35.9244; 139.7780
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TS23
Ōbukuro Station

大袋駅
The east entrance to the station in January 2022
General information
Location1200 Ōbukuro, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture 343-0032
Japan
Coordinates35°55′28″N 139°46′41″E / 35.9244°N 139.7780°E / 35.9244; 139.7780
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TS Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance28.5 km (17.7 mi) from Asakusa Station
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTS-23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1926; 97 years ago (1 October 1926)
Passengers
FY201918,687 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kita-Koshigaya
TS22
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Semi Express
Sengendai
TS24
Kita-Koshigaya
TS22
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Local
Location
Ōbukuro Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Ōbukuro Station is located in Kanto Area
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station (Kanto Area)
Ōbukuro Station is located in Japan
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station
Ōbukuro Station (Japan)
The platforms in January 2022

Ōbukuro Station (大袋駅, Ōbukuro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line[edit]

The station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line (Tōbu Isesaki Line), and is 28.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout[edit]

Track layout

Kita-Koshigaya

1
2

Sengendai

The station has two opposed side platforms with two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and platforms at a right angle.

Platforms[edit]

1 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History[edit]

Ōbukuro Station opened on 1 October 1926. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ōbukuro Station becoming "TS-23".[1]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,687 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 「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.
  2. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Ōbukuro Station at Wikimedia Commons