Shimizu-kōen Station (清水公園駅, Shimizu-kōen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-18".

TD15
Shimizu-kōen Station

清水公園駅
The east entrance in April 2016
General information
Location1-32-2 Shimizukōen-Higashi, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0047
Japan
Coordinates35°57′35″N 139°51′35″E / 35.9596°N 139.8596°E / 35.9596; 139.8596
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance26.6 km from Ōmiya
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTD-15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1929; 95 years ago (1929-09-01)
Passengers
FY20195,101 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Nanakōdai
TD14
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Liner Atago
TD16
towards Kashiwa
Nanakōdai
One-way operation
Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Nanakōdai
TD14
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Express
Atago
TD16
towards Funabashi
Urban Park Line
Section Express
Atago
TD16
towards Kashiwa
Urban Park Line
Local
Atago
TD16
towards Funabashi
Location
Shimizu-kōen Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Shimizu-kōen Station
Shimizu-kōen Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Shimizu-kōen Station is located in Japan
Shimizu-kōen Station
Shimizu-kōen Station
Shimizu-kōen Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shimizu-kōen Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 26.6 km (16.5 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

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Track layout

Nanakōdai

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
3

Atago

Shimizu-kōen Station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The platform is linked to entrance on the east and west entrances by an underground passage. The former platform 1 (a side platform) is no longer in use.

Platforms

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2  Tobu Urban Park Line For Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, Ōmiya
3  Tobu Urban Park Line For Nodashi, Kashiwa, Funabashi

History

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The platforms in September 2008, with the connecting footbridge still in use

Shimizu-kōen Station opened on 1 September 1929.[1] The station building was reconstructed as an underground structure, which was completed on 12 March 2007.[citation needed] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Shimizu-kōen Station becoming "TD-15".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,101 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2010 3,892[4]
2011 3,871[5]
2012 4,102[6]
2013 4,085[7]
2014 4,208[8]

Surrounding area

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  • Shimizu Park
  • Chiba Prefectural Shimizu High School
  • Noda-Shimizu Post Office
  • Bujinkan Ishizuka Dojo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 76. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
  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 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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