Shimizu-kōen Station

Shimizu-kōen Station (清水公園駅, Shimizu-kōen-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-18".

TD15 Shimizu-kōen Station 清水公園駅
The east entrance in April 2016
General information
Location	1-32-2 Shimizukōen-Higashi, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0047 Japan
Coordinates	35.9596°N 139.8596°E / 35.9596; 139.8596
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance	26.6 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Station code	TD-15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1929; 95 years ago (1929-09-01)
Passengers
FY2019	5,101 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Nanakōdai TD14 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Liner Atago TD16 towards Kashiwa Nanakōdai One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Nanakōdai TD14 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Express Atago TD16 towards Funabashi Urban Park Line Section Express Atago TD16 towards Kashiwa Urban Park Line Local Atago TD16 towards Funabashi
Location Shimizu-kōen Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shimizu-kōen Station Shimizu-kōen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimizu-kōen Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 26.6 km (16.5 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.^[1]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
↑Nanakōdai 1 2 3 ↓Atago

Shimizu-kōen Station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The platform is linked to entrance on the east and west entrances by an underground passage. The former platform 1 (a side platform) is no longer in use.

Platforms

2	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, Ōmiya
3	■ Tobu Urban Park Line	For Nodashi, Kashiwa, Funabashi

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  The west entrance in April 2016
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  The ticket barriers in April 2016
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  The station toilets in April 2016
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  The platforms in April 2016, with the disused platform 1 on the left
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  The platforms in April 2016, with the disused platform 1 on the right

History

The platforms in September 2008, with the connecting footbridge still in use

Shimizu-kōen Station opened on 1 September 1929.^[1] The station building was reconstructed as an underground structure, which was completed on 12 March 2007.^{[citation needed]} From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Shimizu-kōen Station becoming "TD-15".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,101 passengers daily.^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2010	3,892[4]
2011	3,871[5]
2012	4,102[6]
2013	4,085[7]
2014	4,208[8]

Surrounding area

• Shimizu Park
• Chiba Prefectural Shimizu High School
• Noda-Shimizu Post Office
• Bujinkan Ishizuka Dojo

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. ７６. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
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. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
3. "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
4. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

• Tobu Railway station information (in Japanese)