Kasukabe Station (春日部駅, Kasukabe-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TS27 TD10
Kasukabe Station

春日部駅
Kasukabe Station east entrance in May 2022
General information
Location1-10-1 Kasukabe, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°58′48″N 139°45′09″E / 35.9799°N 139.7526°E / 35.9799; 139.7526
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)
Distance35.3 km from Asakusa
Platforms2 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station codeTS-27, TD-10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 August 1899; 125 years ago (1899-08-27)
Passengers
FY201972,072 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kita-Senju
TS09
towards Asakusa
Spacia X Shin-Kanuma
TN18
Hikifune
TS04
towards Asakusa
Kegon Sugito-Takanodai
TN01
Kinu Tochigi
TN22
Tokyo Skytree
TS02
towards Asakusa
Aizu Tochigi
TN22
Sengendai
TS24
towards Asakusa
Skytree Liner Terminus
Sengendai
One-way operation
Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Yagisaki
TD09
towards Ōmiya
Fujino-ushijima
TD11
towards Kashiwa
Sengendai
TS24
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Express
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TS30
Terminus
Sengendai
TS24
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Express
Ichinowari
TS26
towards Oshiage
Skytree Line
Semi Express
Kita-Kasukabe
TS28
Ichinowari
TS26
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Local
Iwatsuki
TD06
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Liner Fujino-ushijima
TD11
towards Kashiwa
Urban Park Line
Express
Fujino-ushijima
TD11
towards Funabashi
Urban Park Line
Section Express
Fujino-ushijima
TD11
towards Kashiwa
Yagisaki
TD09
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Local
Fujino-ushijima
TD11
towards Funabashi
Location
Kasukabe Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kasukabe Station
Kasukabe Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kasukabe Station is located in Japan
Kasukabe Station
Kasukabe Station
Kasukabe Station (Japan)
Track layout of Kasukabe Station

Lines

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Kasukabe Station is served by the following lines.

Station Layout

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This station consists of two island platforms and one side platform serving a total of seven tracks (two of which are not in normal use). The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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1, 2  Tobu Skytree Line for Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
  Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
3, 4  Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
  Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
  Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu Nikkō
  Tobu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen
7  Tobu Urban Park Line for Nodashi, Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Kashiwa, and Funabashi
8  Tobu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki and Ōmiya

History

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The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Kasukabe Station (粕壁駅). The kanji of the station name was changed to its present form on 1 September 1949.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kasukabe Station becoming "TS-27" on the Tobu Skytree Line and "TD-10" on the Urban Park Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 71,071 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Kasukabe City Hall
  • Kasukage Post Office
  • Kasukabe City Hospital

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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