Kazo Station

Kazo Station (加須駅, Kazo-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Kazo, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Kazo Station

加須駅
Kazo Station north exit, August 2007
Location1-1-15 Chuo, Kazo-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県加須市中央一丁目1-15)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Isesaki Line
Distance58.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms1 island, 1 side
Other information
Station codeTI-05
History
Opened1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)14,087 daily

Lines

Kazo Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 58.5 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1] Section Express, Section Semi Express, and Local all-stations services stop at this station. Some limited express Ryomo services also stop here.[2]

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building, with one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks located on the ground level.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
2, 3 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, and Ōta

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Isesaki Line
Kuki   Limited Express Ryōmō   Hanyū
Hanasaki   Section Express   Minami-Hanyū
Hanasaki   Section Semi Express   Minami-Hanyū
Hanasaki   Local   Minami-Hanyū

History

Kazo Station opened on 6 September 1902.[1] A new elevated station building was completed on 22 November 1985.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kazo Station becoming "TI-05".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 14,087 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area
  • Kazo City Hall
  • Kazo Post Office
  • Kazo City Chamber of Commerce

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. 2013 Tobu Timetable, published March 2013
  3. 「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 22 October 2013.
  4. 駅情報（乗車員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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