Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station

Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station

東武動物公園駅
; Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station; 東武動物公園駅
	Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen west entrance in May 2016
Location	2-3-24 Monma, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0801; Japan
Coordinates	36°1′29.5392″N 139°43′36.4152″E / 36.024872000°N 139.726782000°ECoordinates: 36°1′29.5392″N 139°43′36.4152″E / 36.024872000°N 139.726782000°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	TS Tobu Skytree Line; TN Tobu Nikko Line; TI Tobu Isesaki Line;
Distance	41.0 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	TS-30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 August 1899
Previous names	Sugito (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2019	31,354 daily
Location
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Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station (東武動物公園駅, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines[]

The station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and forms the starting point of the Tōbu Skytree Line, Tōbu Isesaki Line and the Tōbu Nikkō Line. It is 41.0 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.^[1]

Station layout[]

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station track layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. Track 1 does not exist, and platform numbering starts from Platform 2

Platforms[]

2	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
3	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe, Kita-Senju and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
4	■ Tōbu Nikkō Line	for Satte, Minami-Kurihashi, Kurihashi, Tochigi, Shin-Tochigi, and Tōbu Nikkō
5	■ Tōbu Isesaki Line	for Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ōta, and Isesaki

The east entrance in October 2012
Platforms 4 and 5 in November 2008

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Tōbu Skytree Line (TS-30)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Senju (TS-09)	Limited Express Ryōmō	Through to Tobu Isesaki Line
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Kasukabe (TS-27)	Limited Express Revaty	Through to Tobu Nikko Line/Isesaki Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)	TH Liner	Through to Tobu Isesaki Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)	Express	Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)	Section Express	Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)	Semi-Express	Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)	Section Semi-Express	Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)	Local	Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)	Local (Hibiya Line through services)	Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Tobu Isesaki Line (TS-30)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Limited Express Ryōmō	Kuki (TI-02)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Limited Express Revaty Ryōmō	Kuki (TI-02)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	TH Liner	Kuki (TI-02)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Express	Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Section Express	Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Semi-Express	Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Section Semi-Express	Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Local	Wado (TI-01)
Tobu Nikko Line (TS-30)
Limited Express Spacia Kegon/Kinu: Does not stop at this station
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Limited Express Revaty Kegon/Kinu/Aizu	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Express	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Section Express	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Semi-Express	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Section Semi-Express	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line	Local	Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)

History[]

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Sugito Station (杉戸駅).^[1] It was renamed on 16 March 1981^[1] after the Tobu zoo and amusement park complex run by Tōbu, which is a ten-minute walk from the station. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station becoming "TS-30".^[2]

Sugito Station in the early 20th century
The west side of the station in January 2010, before rebuilding

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,354 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area[]

Miyashiro Town Hall
Sugito Post Office
Nippon Institute of Technology
Tobu Zoo

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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. 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 Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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. 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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