Coordinates: 35°56′12″N 139°39′58″E / 35.9367°N 139.6661°E / 35.9367; 139.6661

Nanasato Station

From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search

TD05
Nanasato Station

七里駅
File:Nanasato-STA South-Entrance.jpg
Nanasato Station entrance in April 2024
General information
Location603 Futtono, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-0017
Japan
Coordinates35°56′12″N 139°39′58″E / 35.9367°N 139.6661°E / 35.9367; 139.6661
Operated byFile:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)File:Tobu Noda Line (TD) symbol.svg Tōbu Urban Park Line
Distance5.6 km from Ōmiya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 November 1929; 95 years ago (1929-11-17)
Passengers
FY201920,392 daily
Services
Preceding station File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway Following station
Ōwada
TD04
towards Ōmiya
Urban Park Line
Local
Iwatsuki
TD06
towards Funabashi
Location
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Nanasato Station (Japan)

Nanasato Station (七里駅, Nanasato-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Nanasato Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Ōmiya
2  Tōbu Urban Park Line for Iwatsuki, Kasukabe, and Kashiwa

History

Nanasato Station opened on 17 November 1929.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Nanasato Station becoming "TD-05".[2]

File:七里駅 正面.JPG
Nanasato Station in January 2016

In May 2021, as part of its fiscal 2021 investment plan, Tōbu Railway announced its plans to construct a new, elevated station building for Nanasato Station.[3] The station's new building partially opened on 10 February 2024 and fully opened on 31 March of that year.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,392 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Saitama City Minuma Ward Office

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  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 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 東武,2021年度の設備投資計画を発表 〜500系6編成を増備〜 [Tobu announces capital investment plan for fiscal 2021]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in 日本語). Japan: Koyusha. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. 東武野田線七里駅の南北自由通路が完成 [New station building at Nanasato Station fully opened]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in 日本語). Japan: Koyusha. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. 駅情報(乗降人員) Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Nanasato Station at Wikimedia Commons