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Soka Station

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Soka is a railway station in Tokyo.

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11 Events
1899 8月27日

The station was opened when the Tobu Railway line between Kita-Senju Station and Kuki Station was inaugurated.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

東武鉄道北千住駅 - 久喜駅間開通時に開設。

1985 11月

Downbound elevated platform began operation.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

下り高架ホーム使用開始。

1986 11月1日

The upper platform for uphill trains started operating.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

上り高架ホーム使用開始。

1988 8月9日

The section between Takanodai Station and this station was elevated and quadruple-tracked, and elevators were installed on the upper and lower platforms for the first time at a station on the Isesaki Line, with one elevator on each platform, and an additional storage track was added on the Matsubara Danchi Station side, with trains starting and terminating at this station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

竹ノ塚駅 - 当駅間高架複々線化。伊勢崎線の駅としては初めて、上下ホームにエレベーターを1基ずつ設置。松原団地駅(現・獨協大学前駅)方に引上線が1線増設され、当駅始発・終着列車が設定される。

1997 3月25日

The section between this station and Koshigaya Station was elevated and quadruple-tracked, and trains originating and terminating at this station were extended to Koshigaya Station and abolished.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

当駅 - 越谷駅間高架複々線化。当駅始発・終着列車は越谷駅まで延長され廃止。

2010 12月10日

Departure melodies were introduced.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

発車メロディ導入。

2012 3月17日

The station number "TS 16" was set.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

「TS 16」の駅番号設定。

2016 8月21日

A second crossover track was completed between the local line tracks on the Matsubara Danchi Station side, and the section between Takanosaka Station and the current station was started to be used for non-revenue moves from this day.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

松原団地駅方緩行線線路間に再度引上線が完成。この日より竹ノ塚駅 - 当駅間を回送で使用開始。

2024 2月15日

The use of platform doors on the local line began.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

緩行線ホームドア使用開始。

2024 3月16日

Trains originating and terminating at this station were re-established during the morning and evening hours.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

朝夕時間帯に当駅始発・終着列車が再設定される。

2025 3月1日

The use of platform doors on the express line began.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

急行線ホームドア使用開始。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TS TOBU SKYTREE LINE)
2 Up
北千住 · とうきょうスカイツリー · 浅草
3 Up
竹ノ塚 · 北千住 · 日比谷線 六本木
4 Down
獨協大学前 · 北越谷 · 北春日部
5 Down
新越谷 · 春日部 · 東武動物公園
Platforms 2, 3, 4, 5 serve this line

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What train lines connect at Soka Station?

Soka Station is served by TS Tobu Skytree Line.