Himemiya Station

Himemiya Station

姫宮駅
; Himemiya Station; 姫宮駅
	The west entrance in November 2012
General information
Location	1-1-1 Kawabata, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-0804; Japan
Coordinates	36°00′15″N 139°44′20″E / 36.0043°N 139.7389°ECoordinates: 36°00′15″N 139°44′20″E / 36.0043°N 139.7389°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Skytree Line
Distance	38.4 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TS-29
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1927
Passengers
FY2019	5,215 daily
Location
	Himemiya Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Himemiya Station Himemiya Station (Japan)

Himemiya Station (姫宮駅, Himemiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Line

Himemiya Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is located 38.4 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.^[1]

Track layout

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platform.

1	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Kasukabe, Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan
2	■ Tōbu Skytree Line	for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki and Minami-Kurihashi

«	Service
Tōbu Skytree Line (TS-29)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Section Express: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Semi-Express	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Section Semi-Express	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)
Kita-Kasukabe (TS-28)	Local	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (TS-30)

Himemiya Station opened on 1 September 1927.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Himemiya Station becoming "TS-29".^[2]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5215 passengers daily.^[3]

^ ^a ^b 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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 「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 27 May 2012.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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