Kazo Station

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
Kazo Station north exit, August 2007
General information
Location	1-1-15 Chuo, Kazo-shi, Saitama-ken 347-0055 Japan
Coordinates	36.1229°N 139.5955°E / 36.1229; 139.5955
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Isesaki Line
Distance	58.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station code	TI-05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 September 1902
Passengers
FY2019	13,569 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kuki TI02 towards Asakusa Ryomo Hanyū TI07 towards Kuzū, Akagi or Isesaki Hanasaki TI04 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Isesaki Line Section Express Section Semi Express Minami-Hanyū TI06 towards Tatebayashi Isesaki Line Local Minami-Hanyū TI06 towards Isesaki
Location Kazo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Kazo Station Kazo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kazo 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

This station has an elevated station building, with one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks located on the ground level.

Platforms

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

Kazo 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,569 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Kazo City Hall
• Kazo Post Office
• Kazo City Chamber of Commerce

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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 2013 Tobu Timetable, published March 2013
3. 「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.
4. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Kazo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• KazoStation information Archived 2019-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)