Shimizu-kōen Station

Shimizu-kōen Station (清水公園駅, Shimizu-kōen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-18".


Shimizu-kōen Station

清水公園駅
The east entrance in April 2016
Location1-32-2 Shimizukōen-Higashi, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-0047
Japan
Coordinates35.9596°N 139.8596°E / 35.9596; 139.8596
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance26.6 km from Ōmiya
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTD-15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1929
Passengers
FY20195,101 daily
Location
Shimizu-kōen Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Shimizu-kōen Station
Shimizu-kōen Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimizu-kōen Station is served by the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line (also known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 26.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

Track layout

Nanakōdai

1
2
3

Atago

Shimizu-kōen Station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The platform is linked to entrance on the east and west entrances by an underground passage. The former platform 1 (a side platform) is no longer in use.

Platforms

2  Tobu Urban Park Line For Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, Ōmiya
3  Tobu Urban Park Line For Nodashi, Kashiwa, Funabashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line
Nanakōdai   Express   Atago
Nanakōdai   Local   Atago

History

The platforms in September 2008, with the connecting footbridge still in use

Shimizu-kōen Station opened on 1 September 1929.[1] The station building was reconstructed as an underground structure, which was completed on 12 March 2007. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Shimizu-kōen Station becoming "TD-15".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,101 passengers daily.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20103,892[4]
20113,871[5]
20124,102[6]
20134,085[7]
20144,208[8]

Surrounding area

  • Shimizu Park
  • Chiba Prefectural Shimizu High School
  • Noda-Shimizu Post Office
  • Bujinkan Ishizuka Dojo

See also

References

  1. Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2010). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京北東部・埼玉南東部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 North-east Tokyo and South-east Saitama] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 76. ISBN 978-4-06-270022-1.
  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. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. "Station information: Passenger figures" (in Japanese). Japan: Tōbu Railway. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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