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is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and '' keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second lon ...

Line

The station is served by the

Tōbu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki Line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...

(Tōbu Isesaki Line), and is 28.5 kilometers from the

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of the line at Asakusa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed

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s with two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and platforms at a right angle.

Platforms

History

Ōbukuro Station opened on 1 October 1926. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ōbukuro Station becoming "TS-23".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,687 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Koshigaya Ōbukuro Post Office *

References

External links

Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obukuro Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Tobu Skytree Line Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Koshigaya, Saitama