Kasukabe Station

Kasukabe Station (春日部駅, Kasukabe-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TS27 TD10 Kasukabe Station 春日部駅
Kasukabe Station east entrance in May 2022
General information
Location	1-10-1 Kasukabe, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.9799°N 139.7526°E / 35.9799; 139.7526
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Skytree Line (TS-27) Tobu Urban Park Line (TD-10)
Distance	35.3 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station code	TS-27, TD-10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 August 1899; 125 years ago (1899-08-27)
Passengers
FY2019	72,072 daily
Services Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kita-Senju TS09 towards Asakusa Spacia X Shin-Kanuma TN18 towards Tōbu–Nikkō or Kinugawa–Onsen Hikifune TS04 towards Asakusa Kegon Sugito-Takanodai TN01 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Kinu Tochigi TN22 towards Kinugawa–Onsen Tokyo Skytree TS02 towards Asakusa Aizu Tochigi TN22 towards Shin-Fujiwara Sengendai TS24 towards Asakusa Skytree Liner Terminus Sengendai One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Yagisaki TD09 towards Ōmiya Fujino-ushijima TD11 towards Kashiwa Sengendai TS24 towards Oshiage Skytree Line Express Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TS30 Terminus Sengendai TS24 towards Asakusa Skytree Line Section Express Ichinowari TS26 towards Oshiage Skytree Line Semi Express Kita-Kasukabe TS28 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Ichinowari TS26 towards Asakusa Skytree Line Section Semi Express Local Iwatsuki TD06 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Liner Fujino-ushijima TD11 towards Kashiwa Urban Park Line Express Fujino-ushijima TD11 towards Funabashi Urban Park Line Section Express Fujino-ushijima TD11 towards Kashiwa Yagisaki TD09 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Local Fujino-ushijima TD11 towards Funabashi
Location Kasukabe Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Kasukabe Station Kasukabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Track layout of Kasukabe Station

Lines

Kasukabe Station is served by the following lines.

• Tobu Skytree Line (TS-27)
• Tobu Urban Park Line (TD-10)

Station Layout

This station consists of two island platforms and one side platform serving a total of seven tracks (two of which are not in normal use). The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
3, 4	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu Nikkō Tobu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen
7	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Nodashi, Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Kashiwa, and Funabashi
8	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Iwatsuki and Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Kasukabe Station (粕壁駅). The kanji of the station name was changed to its present form on 1 September 1949.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kasukabe Station becoming "TS-27" on the Tobu Skytree Line and "TD-10" on the Urban Park Line.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 71,071 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kasukabe City Hall
• Kasukage Post Office
• Kasukabe City Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 「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 27 May 2015.
2. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Kasukabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)