Obusuma Station

Obusuma Station (男衾駅, Obusuma-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Obusuma Station

男衾駅
The west side of the station in June 2017
Location1792-1 Tomida, Yorii-machi, Ōsato-gun, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.1072°N 139.2346°E / 36.1072; 139.2346
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo Line
Distance70.8 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessPassenger lifts
Other information
Station code  TJ-36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 July 1925
Rebuilt2014-2016
Passengers
FY20141,829 daily
Location
Obusuma Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Obusuma Station
Obusuma Station (Japan)

Lines

Obusuma Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 70.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Entrances to the station are provided on both the east and west sides, with the ticket barriers located at the south (up) end of the platform.

A storage loop used for track maintenance equipment lies to the east of the station on the site of what was formerly a freight yard.[4]

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Ogawamachi, Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro
  • The east entrance in March 2017
  • The east side passenger lift in November 2016
  • Access to the platform from the pedestrian bridge in March 2017
  • The ticket barriers to the platform in June 2017
  • The platform looking south in June 2017
  • The toilet block on the platform in March 2017

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tobu Tojo Line
Minami-yorii   Local   Hachigata

History

The station opened on July 10, 1925.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Obusuma Station becoming "TJ-35".[5]

The station building was formerly located on the east (up) side of the tracks, connected to the platforms by an overhead footbridge, with no access to the station from the west side.[4] Prior to rebuilding, the remains of a former side platform also lay on the west side of the station.[4]

Work to rebuild the station commenced in June 2014, and was completed in July 2016, with entrances on both east and west sides of the station and a new footbridge.[6]

  • The former station building in November 2012
  • View of the platforms looking south in February 2012
  • View of the disused freight platform next to platform 1 in February 2012
  • The west side of the station in November 2016, with the station approach still under construction

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,829 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area
The bicycle parking area on the west side of the station in June 2017

See also

References
  1. "Obusuma Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 35/67. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
  5. 「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 21 March 2012.
  6. 東武東上線男衾駅、新駅舎・東西自由通路7/16使用開始 [New station building and footbridge at Tobu Tojo Line Obusuma Station to reopen on 16 July]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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