Shin-Koshigaya Station

Location
	Shin-Koshigaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Shin-Koshigaya Station Shin-Koshigaya Station (Kanto Area) Shin-Koshigaya Station Shin-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

TS20
Shin-Koshigaya Station

新越谷駅
TS20; Shin-Koshigaya Station; 新越谷駅
	The east entrance in October 2012
General information
Location	1-11-4 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture 343–0845; Japan
Coordinates	35°52′30″N 139°47′23″E / 35.8750°N 139.7897°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TS Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance	22.9 km (14.2 mi) from Asakusa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	JM22 Minami-Koshigaya; JM Musashino Line; Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	TS-20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 July 1974; 50 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	151,316 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shin-Koshigaya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Shin-Koshigaya Station Shin-Koshigaya Station (Kanto Area) Shin-Koshigaya Station Shin-Koshigaya Station (Japan)

Shin-Koshigaya Station (新越谷駅, Shin-Koshigaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Shin-Koshigaya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the Asakusa terminus.^[1] Through services also operate to and from Naka-Meguro via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line. It is also located adjacent to Minami-Koshigaya Station on the Musashino Line.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of a five-story station building with two island platforms serving four tracks on the 4th floor level.^[2]

Platforms

Track layout

Legend

↑Gamō
			1 2 3 4





↓Koshigaya

1	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
2	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
3	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
4	TS Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tatebayashi and Ōta Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

The entrance and ticket barriers in December 2016
View of the platforms looking northward from platform 2 in January 2012

History

The station opened on 23 July 1974.^[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Koshigaya Station becoming "TS-20".^[3]

Future developments

Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 151,316 passengers daily.^[5]

Surrounding area

Minami-Koshigaya Station (Musashino Line)
Saitama Toho Junior College
Koshigaya Freight Terminal
Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道東海道ライン全線・全駅・全配線第１２巻東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
^ 「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. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ 東武鉄道，ホームドアの設置を拡大 [Tobu Railway to expand platform door installation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Shin-Koshigaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[kawashima2010_Vol.12-2] Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道東海道ライン全線・全駅・全配線第１２巻東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.

[tobu20120209-3] 「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.

[railfan20170113-4] 東武鉄道，ホームドアの設置を拡大 [Tobu Railway to expand platform door installation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[tobustats-5] 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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