Sōka Station


Sōka Station
草加駅
The east side of Sōka Station in September 2012
Location 2 Takasago, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Skytree Line
Distance 17.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms 2 island
Tracks 6
Other information
Station code TS-16
Website Official website
History
Opened 27 August 1899
Rebuilt 1988
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 82,844 daily
Location
　Sōka Station
Location within Japan

Track layout

↑Yatsuka

(1)
2
3
4
5
(6)

↓Dokkyodaigakumae

Sōka Station (草加駅, Sōka-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is one stop away from the border between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.

Line

The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is 17.5 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.[1]

Station layout

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.

Platforms

2 ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) for Kita-Senju, Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan
3 ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local) for Kita-Senju and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
4 ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local) for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi
5 ■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express/Semi Express) for Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ōta, Minami-Kurihashi, and Shin-Tochigi

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-16)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: 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)

History

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 Tobu lines, with Sōka Station becoming "TS-16".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 82,844 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Sōka City Hall
  • Sōka Post Office

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official website (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°49′43″N 139°48′15″E / 35.8286°N 139.8041°E / 35.8286; 139.8041

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