Ogose Station
{{short description|Railway station in Ogose, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{TBSN|TJ|47|size=50}}
Ogose Station
| native_name = 越生駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Ogose Station entrance 20120326.JPG
| alt =
| caption = The station entrance in March 2012
| other_name =
| address = Ogose, Ogose-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0416
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.9627|N|139.2994|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{Colorbull|darkgrey}} Hachiko Line
- {{TBLS|TJ}} Tobu Ogose Line
}}
| distance = 39.6 km from {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| tracks = 3
| connections =
| structure =
| status = Unstaffed
| code = TJ-47 (Tobu)
| opened = 15 April 1933
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Ogose Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Hachiko|left=Myōkaku|right=Moro|type=Takasaki
|system2=Tobu|line2=Ogose|right2=Bushū-Karasawa|note-right2={{TBSN|TJ|46|size=30}}}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Ogose Station|越生駅|Ogose-eki}} is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Ogose, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/8112.html|title= Ogose Station Information|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 26 December 2010}}{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=374|title= Ogose Station Information|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 26 December 2010}}
Lines
Ogose Station is served by the single-track Hachikō Line between {{STN|Komagawa|x}} and {{STN|Takasaki|x}}, and also forms the terminus of the 10.9 km Tōbu Ogose Line single-track branch from {{STN|Sakado|x|Saitama}}. The station lies 8.5 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms for Tōbu and JR East respectively. The JR East platform serves only one track since the removal of the track on platform 1 in April 2013 to allow construction of a passenger lift. An additional storage track is located on the east side of the Tōbu platform. The station is unattended.
The toilets located on the north end of the Tōbu platform were removed in 2013 when the platform was lengthened as part of the work to add lift access to the platforms.
File:Ogose-Sta-Gate.JPG|Shared JR East and Tobu entrance, September 2011
File:Ogose Station 20110429.jpg|View of the station from the south before the removal of the platform 1 track on the left, with the Tōbu Ogose Line platforms on the right, April 2011
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=2|name=Hachiko Line|col=darkgrey|dir=for {{STN|Ogawamachi|x|Saitama}}, {{STN|Yorii|x}}, and {{STN|Takasaki|x}}
for {{STN|Komagawa|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3/4|first=3|name= Tōbu Ogose Line|col=MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Kawakado|x}} and {{STN|Sakado|x|Saitama}}}}
File:Ogose Station platforms north end 20120219.JPG|View of the JR East platforms looking south, with the former platform 1 on the right, and the Tōbu platforms and former toilet block on the left, February 2012
File:Ogose-Sta-Tobu-Platform.JPG|View of the Tōbu Ogose Line platforms 3 and 4, September 2011
History
File:Ogose Station 19330415.jpg
File:Tobu 7800 Ogose 19770419.jpg
The JR East station (formerly JNR) opened on 15 April 1933.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 56| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} The Tōbu station opened on 16 December 1934.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing |date = July 2002| location = Japan | page = 200| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Ogose Line, with Ogose Station becoming "TJ-47".{{cite web|url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title= ja:「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|trans-title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time|date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway|language= ja|access-date= 22 March 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|archive-date= 8 August 2012|url-status= dead}}
In 2013, construction work started to add lift access between the platforms and the station entrance. This entailed lifting the track serving platform 1, removal of the toilet block at the north end of the Tobu platform, and lengthening the Tobu platform by one car length to the north.{{cite web |url= http://www.town.ogose.saitama.jp/div_gikai/gikai/gikai_141.pdf|title= Question and Answer|date= 1 June 2012|work= Ogose Council Newsletter|publisher= Ogose Town Council|location= Ogose, Japan|page= 8|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116113145/http://www.town.ogose.saitama.jp/div_gikai/gikai/gikai_141.pdf|archive-date= 16 January 2014|access-date= 11 September 2016}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the JR station was used by an average of 778 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_04.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}
In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 3,666 passengers daily.{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）|trans-title=Station information: Passenger figures|year= 2021|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 January 2021}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. (JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.)
Surrounding area
- Saitama Prefectural Ogose High School
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=374 Ogose Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/8112.html Ogose Station information] (Tobu) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hachikō Line}}
{{Tōbu Ogose Line}}
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Stations of Tobu Railway
Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture