Koshigaya Station | |
| Native Name: | 越谷駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 4-11 Yayoichō, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture 343-0816 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Tōbu Railway |
| Line: | Tōbu Skytree Line |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 6 |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Code: | TS-21 |
| Passengers: | 50,714 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan Kanto#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Koshigaya Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
The station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line (Tōbu Isesaki Line), and is 24.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa Station in Tokyo. Through services also operate to and from via the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line.
The station has two elevated island platforms with two tracks each, one for all-stations "Local" services and one for express/rapid services. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are two additional tracks for non-stopping trains to pass this station.[1]
Platforms 2 and 3 are used by all-stations "Local" services.[1] Platforms 1 and 4 are used by "Express" and "Semi-Express" services.
Koshigaya Station opened on 17 April 1920, with the name originally written as "".[2] The kanji characters for the station name were changed to "" (with the pronunciation unchanged) on 1 December 1956.[2] The station was rebuilt with elevated platforms in 1997.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Koshigaya Station becoming "TS-21".[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 50,714 passengers daily.[4]