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TS30
Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station

東武動物公園駅
TS30; Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station; 東武動物公園駅
	Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen west entrance in May 2016
General information
Location	2-3-24 Monma, Miyashiro Town, Minami-Saitama District, Saitama Prefecture 345-0801; Japan
Coordinates	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 (25.5 mi) from Asakusa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	TS-30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 August 1899; 125 years ago
Previous names	Sugito (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2019	31,354 daily
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Location
Location
	Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station (Kanto Area) Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station (Japan)

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

Station 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

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

^ ^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.