Kazo Station (加須駅, Kazo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kazo, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
TI05 Kazo Station 加須駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kazo Station north exit, August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-15 Chuo, Kazo-shi, Saitama-ken 347-0055 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°07′22″N 139°35′44″E / 36.1229°N 139.5955°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tōbu Isesaki Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 58.5 km from Asakusa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-05 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 September 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 13,569 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKazo Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 58.5 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1] Section Express, Section Semi Express, and Local all-stations services stop at this station. Some limited express Ryomo services also stop here.[2]
Station layout
editThis station has an elevated station building, with one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks located on the ground level.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 2, 3 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta |
History
editKazo Station opened on 6 September 1902.[1] A new elevated station building was completed on 22 November 1985.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kazo Station becoming "TI-05".[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,569 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Kazo City Hall
- Kazo Post Office
- Kazo City Chamber of Commerce
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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 2013 Tobu Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ 「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 22 October 2013.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kazo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- KazoStation information Archived 2019-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)