Gamō Station

Coordinates: 35°52′01″N 139°47′29″E / 35.8669°N 139.7914°E / 35.8669; 139.7914
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TS19
Gamō Station

蒲生駅
Gamō Station East Exit, September 2012
General information
LocationGamōkotobuki-cho, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-0836
Japan
Coordinates35°52′01″N 139°47′29″E / 35.8669°N 139.7914°E / 35.8669; 139.7914
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance21.9 km from Asakusa.
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTS-19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1899
Passengers
FY201917,476 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shinden
TS18
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Local
Shin-Koshigaya
TS20
Location
Gamō Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Gamō Station
Gamō Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Gamō Station is located in Japan
Gamō Station
Gamō Station
Gamō Station (Japan)
Track layout

Shinden

1
2

Shin-Koshigaya

Gamō Station (蒲生駅, Gamō-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 21.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one elevated island platform with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are two additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.

Platforms[edit]

1 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History[edit]

Gamō Station opened on 20 December 1899.[1] The station was relocated 1.2 kilometers south to its present location on 25 December 1908. A new station building was completed in 1998. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Gamō Station becoming "TS-19".[2]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,476 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Gamō shopping street

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ 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 Gamō Station at Wikimedia Commons