Obusuma Station

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Obusuma Station
男衾駅
File:Obusuma Station entrance 20121102.jpg
Station building and forecourt, November 2012
Location 1792-1 Tomida, Yorii, Ōsato, Saitama
(大里郡寄居町富田1792-1)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line
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Other information
Station code TJ-35
History
Opened 1925
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 2,067 daily

Obusuma Station (男衾駅 Obusuma-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway opeator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Obusuma Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 70.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by two "Local" (all-stations) trains per hour in each direction between Ogawamachi and Yorii. There are no direct trains to or from Ikebukuro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located on the east (up) side, connected to the platforms by an overhead footbridge.[4]

Toilet facilities are located next to the ticket barriers, with no wheelchair access provided.[1][5] New accessible toilet facilities are under construction on the platform, scheduled to be completed in late March 2012.[6]

A storage loop used for track maintenance equipment lies to the east of the station on the site of what was formerly a freight yard, and the remains of a former side platform also lie on the west side of the station.[4]

Platforms

1  Tobu Tojo Line for Yorii
2  Tobu Tojo Line for Ogawamachi, Kawagoe, Wakōshi, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
Tōbu-Takezawa   Local   Hachigata

History

The station opened on July 10, 1925.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Obusuma Station becoming "TJ-35".[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 2,067 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published February 2011
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  6. "東武東上線 男衾駅 トイレ新設工事についてのお知らせ" [Notice of New Toilet Construction at Tobu Tojo Line Obusuma Station], Tobu Railway, January 2012
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External links

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