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.
TS25 Takesato Station 武里駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Takesato Station, September 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 450 Oba, Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture 344-0021 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′57″N 139°46′15″E / 35.9492°N 139.7708°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 31.1 km (19.3 mi) from Asakusa | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TS-25 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1899 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 15,804 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Line
editThe station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station.
Station layout
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The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and platforms.
Platforms
edit| 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
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| 2 | TS Tōbu Skytree Line | for Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi
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History
editTakesato 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,804 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Takesato Housing District
- Takesato Post Office
National Route 4
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 「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.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Takesato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tobu Station information (in Japanese)