Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station 東武動物公園駅
File:TobudobutsukoenEki2004-9-18.jpg East entrance
Location	2-3-24 Monma, Miyashiro, Minami-Saitama, Saitama （南埼玉郡宮代町百間2-3-24） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Skytree Line Tobu Nikko Line Tobu Isesaki Line
History
Opened	1899
Previous names	Sugito (until 1981)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2007)	33,110 daily

Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station (東武動物公園駅, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen-eki, lit. "Tobu Zoo") is a railway station in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and forms the starting point of Tobu Isesaki Line and Tobu Nikko Line. It is 41.0 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

File:Tobu-railway-Tobu-dobutsu-koen-station-platform-4-5.jpg

Station platforms

2	■ Tobu 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	■ Tobu 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	■ Tobu Nikko Line	for Satte, Minami-Kurihashi, Kurihashi, Tochigi, Shin-Tochigi, and Tōbu Nikkō
5	■ Tobu Isesaki Line	for Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ōta, and Isesaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-30)
Limited Express Spacia: no stop
Kita-Senju (TS-09)		Limited Express Ryōmō		Through to Tobu Isesaki Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Limited Express Shimotsuke		Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Limited Express Kirifuri		Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Rapid		Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Section Rapid		Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Express		Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Kasukabe (TS-27)		Section Express		Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)		Semi-Express		Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)		Section Semi-Express		Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)		Local		Through to Tobu Nikko/Isesaki Line
Himemiya (TS-29)		Local (Hibiya Line through services)		Through to Tobu Nikko Line
Tobu Isesaki Line (TS-30)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Limited Express Ryōmō		Kuki (TI-02)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Express		Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Section Express		Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Semi-Express		Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Section Semi-Express		Wado (TI-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Local		Wado (TI-01)
Tobu Nikko Line (TS-30)
Limited Express Spacia: no stop
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Limited Express Shimotsuke		Tochigi (TN-11)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Limited Express Kirifuri		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Rapid		Itakura Tōyōdai-mae (TN-07)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Section Rapid		Itakura Tōyōdai-mae (TN-07)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Express		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Section Express		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Semi-Express		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Section Semi-Express		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)
Through to Tobu Skytree Line		Local		Sugito-Takanodai (TN-01)

History

File:Sugito Station c1910-1920.jpg

Sugito Station in the early 20th century

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as Sugito Station (杉戸駅). It was renamed on 16 March 1981 after the Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen (東武動物公園) zoo and amusement park complex run by Tobu, which is a ten-minute walk from the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
• Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)