Nanasato Station (七里駅, Nanasato-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TD05
Nanasato Station

七里駅
Nanasato Station entrance in January 2016
General information
Location603 Futtono, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-0017
Japan
Coordinates35°56′12″N 139°39′58″E / 35.9367°N 139.6661°E / 35.9367; 139.6661
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Urban Park Line
Distance5.6 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 November 1929; 94 years ago (1929-11-17)
Passengers
FY201920,392 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Ōwada
TD04
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Local
Iwatsuki
TD06
towards Funabashi
Location
Nanasato Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Nanasato Station
Nanasato Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Nanasato Station is located in Japan
Nanasato Station
Nanasato Station
Nanasato Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Nanasato Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout edit

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms edit

1  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa

History edit

Nanasato Station opened on 17 November 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Nanasato Station becoming "TD-05".[2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,392 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Saitama City Minuma Ward Office

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. 224. 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 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links edit

  Media related to Nanasato Station at Wikimedia Commons