Sōka Station
Sōka Station (草加駅, Sōka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is one stop away from the border between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.
 Sōka Station 草加駅 | |
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 The east side of Sōka Station in September 2012 | |
| Location | 2 Takasago, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0034 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°49′43″N 139°48′15″E / 35.8286°N 139.8041°ECoordinates: 35°49′43″N 139°48′15″E / 35.8286°N 139.8041°E |
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway |
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Skytree Line |
| Distance | 17.5 km from Asakusa |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TS-16 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 27 August 1899 |
| Rebuilt | 1988 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 82,844 daily |
| Location | |
  Sōka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Sōka Station Sōka Station (Japan) | |
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LineEdit
Sōka Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is 17.5 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.[1]
Station layoutEdit
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 by non-stop trains and are not served by platforms, so the platform numbering starts with platform 2.
PlatformsEdit
| 2 | ■ Tōbu 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 | ■ Tōbu Skytree Line (Local) | for Kita-Senju Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
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| 4 | ■ Tōbu Skytree Line (Local) | for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi |
| 5 | ■ Tōbu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) | for Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, Tatebayashi and Minami-Kurihashi |
The west entrance in September 2012
The ticket barriers in March 2009
Adjacent stationsEdit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Tōbu Skytree Line (TS-16) | ||||
| Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express TH Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Skytree Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Urban Park Liner: 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 | Dokkyodaigakumae (TS-17) | ||
HistoryEdit
The station opened on 27 August 1899.[1] It was rebuilt as an elevated station, completed on 9 August 1988.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Sōka Station becoming "TS-16".[2]
Passenger statisticsEdit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 88,682 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding areaEdit
- Sōka City Hall
- Sōka Post Office
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c 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） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External linksEdit
Media related to Sōka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)