Nanasato Station (七里駅, Nanasato-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TD05 Nanasato Station 七里駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nanasato Station entrance in April 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 603 Futtono, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-0017 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′12″N 139°39′58″E / 35.9367°N 139.6661°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Urban Park Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.6 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TD-05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 November 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 20,392 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNanasato Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]
Station layout
editThis station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line | for Ōmiya |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Urban Park Line | for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa |
History
editNanasato Station opened on 17 November 1929.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Nanasato Station becoming "TD-05".[2]
In May 2021, as part of its fiscal 2021 investment plan, Tōbu Railway announced its plans to construct a new, elevated station building for Nanasato Station.[3] The station's new building partially opened on 10 February 2024 and fully opened on 31 March of that year.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,392 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Saitama City Minuma Ward Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. 224. 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ 東武，2021年度の設備投資計画を発表 〜500系6編成を増備〜 [Tobu announces capital investment plan for fiscal 2021]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ 東武野田線七里駅の南北自由通路が完成 [New station building at Nanasato Station fully opened]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Nanasato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu station information (in Japanese)