Takesato Station

Railway station in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
35°56′57″N 139°46′15″E / 35.9492°N 139.7708°E / 35.9492; 139.7708Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s)TS Tōbu Skytree LineDistance31.1 km (19.3 mi) from AsakusaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStation codeTS-25WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 December 1899; 124 years ago (20 December 1899)PassengersFY201915,804 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Sengendai
TS24
towards Oshiage
 Skytree Line
Semi Express
 Ichinowari
TS26
Sengendai
TS24
towards Asakusa
 Skytree Line
Section Semi Express
Local
Location
Takesato Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Takesato Station
Takesato Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Takesato Station is located in Kanto Area
Takesato Station
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Takesato Station (Kanto Area)
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Takesato Station is located in Japan
Takesato Station
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Takesato Station Platforms

Takesato Station (武里駅, Takesato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line

The station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend

↑Sengendai

1
2

↓Ichinowari

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

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

History

Takesato Station opened on 20 December 1899. It was relocated to its present location in 1913, and the current station building was completed in 1967. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Takesato Station becoming "TS-25".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,804 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.
  2. ^ 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 Takesato Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Tobu Station information (in Japanese)