Himemiya Station

Himemiya Station

姫宮駅
; Himemiya Station; 姫宮駅
	The station platforms in November 2018
Location	1-1-1 Kawabata, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0804; Japan
Coordinates	36°00′15″N 139°44′20″E / 36.0043°N 139.7389°ECoordinates: 36°00′15″N 139°44′20″E / 36.0043°N 139.7389°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance	38.4 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TS-29
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1927
Passengers
FY2019	5,215 daily
Location
	Himemiya Station Location within Saitama PrefectureShow map of Saitama PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Himemiya Station (姫宮駅, Himemiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line[]

Himemiya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is located 38.4 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.^[1]

Station layout[]

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Track layout

Legend

↑Kita-Kasukabe
			1 2





↓Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platform.

Platforms[]

1	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe, Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
2	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki and Minami-Kurihashi

The east entrance in November 2012

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Tōbu Skytree Line (TS-29)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Section Express: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Semi-Express	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Section Semi-Express	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Local	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)

History[]

Himemiya Station opened on 1 September 1927.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Himemiya Station becoming "TS-29".^[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5215 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area[]

Miyashiro High School
Miyashiro Himemiya Post Office
Himemiya Shrine

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ 「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 2012.
^ 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 Himemiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

Tobu station information (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Jump up to: ^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.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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 27 May 2012.

[tobustats-3] 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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