Nanakōdai Station

Nanakōdai Station (七光台駅, Nanakōdai-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-14".

TD14 Nanakōdai Station 七光台駅
The west side of the station in April 2013
General information
Location	931-5 Yoshiharu, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0057 Japan
Coordinates	35.9713°N 139.8529°E / 35.9713; 139.8529
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance	25.1 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TD-14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1968; 56 years ago (1968-07-01)
Passengers
FY2019	7,119 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kawama TD13 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Liner Shimizu-kōen TD15 towards Kashiwa Kawama One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Kawama TD13 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Express Shimizu-kōen TD15 towards Funabashi Urban Park Line Section Express Shimizu-kōen TD15 towards Kashiwa Urban Park Line Local Shimizu-kōen TD15 towards Funabashi
Location Nanakōdai Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Nanakōdai Station Nanakōdai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Nanakōdai Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tobu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and is located 25.1 km (15.6 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks connected to the street by an overpass. The station building is elevated, and is built over the platform. Nanakōdai Depot, the main depot for the Urban Park Line, is located to the west of the line north of the station.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya
2	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	for Nodashi, Kashiwa, and Funabashi

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  Overview of the station from the west side, April 2013
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  Ticket vending machines and ticket barriers, April 2013
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  View from the south end of the platform, April 2013
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  View from the north end of the platform with the waiting room visible, April 2013

History

Nanakōdai Station was opened on July 1, 1968.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Urban Park Line, with Nanakōdai Station becoming "TD-14".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7,119 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

The east entrance in April 2013

• Noda Chuo High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
3. "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

External links

Media related to Nanakōdai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu Railway Station information (in Japanese)