Minami-Kurihashi Station

Minami-Kurihashi Station (南栗橋駅, Minami-kurihashi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-03".

TN03 Minami-Kurihashi Station 南栗橋駅
The West entrance in July 2021
General information
Other names	BLP MINAMIKURIHASHI SMART VILLA
Location	1-20 Minami-Kurihashi, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 349-1104 Japan
Coordinates	36.1132°N 139.7139°E / 36.1132; 139.7139
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TN Tōbu Nikkō Line
Distance	10.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	TN-03
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 August 1986
Passengers
FY2019	8,843 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Sugito-Takanodai TN01 towards Asakusa Kegon (limited service) Tochigi TN11 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Satte TN02 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Nikkō Line Express Section Express Semi Express Section Semi Express Terminus Terminus Nikkō Line Express Kurihashi TN04 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Satte TN02 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Nikkō Line Local
Location Minami-Kurihashi Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Minami-Kurihashi Station Minami-Kurihashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Track layout
Legend
↑ Satte 1 2 3 4 ↓Kurihashi

The station platforms in 2008

Lines

Minami-Kurihashi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 10.4 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.^[1]

Station layout

This station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. Platforms 2 and 3 are on passing loops.

Platforms

1/2	TN Tōbu Nikkō Line	for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa H Hibiya Line for Naka-meguro Z Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya DT Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
3/4	TN Tōbu Nikkō Line	for Kurihashi, Tochigi, Shin-Tochigi, and Tōbu–Nikkō

History

Minami-Kurihashi Station opened on 26 August 1986.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Minami-Kurihashi Station becoming "TN-03".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 4
• Minami-Kurihashi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 223. 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 11 November 2013.
3. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Minami-Kurihashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)