Himemiya Station

Himemiya Station (姫宮駅, Himemiya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.


Himemiya Station

姫宮駅
The west entrance in November 2012
Location1-1-1 Kawabata, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0804
Japan
Coordinates36.0043°N 139.7389°E / 36.0043; 139.7389
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Skytree Line
Distance38.4 km from Asakusa
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTS-29
Websiterailway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/1508.html
History
Opened1 September 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)5,327 daily
Location
Himemiya Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Himemiya Station
Himemiya Station (Japan)

Line

Himemiya Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is located 38.4 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout
Track layout

↑Kita-Kasukabe

1
2

↓Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platform.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe, Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
2 ■ Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki and Minami-Kurihashi
  • The east entrance in November 2012
  • The station platforms in November 2018

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-29)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Section Express: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)   Semi-Express   Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)   Section Semi-Express   Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)   Local   Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)

History

Himemiya Station opened on 1 September 1927.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Himemiya Station becoming "TS-29".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 5,327 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • Miyashiro High School
  • Miyashiro Himemiya Post Office
  • Himemiya Shrine
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See also

References
  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. 222. 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 27 May 2012.
  3. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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