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 long ...

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 Met ...

(Tōbu Isesaki Line), and is 21.9 kilometers from the

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of the line at

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Station layout

The station has one elevated

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with two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are two additional tracks for express trains to bypass this station.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Gamō Station opened on 20 December 1899. The station was relocated 1.2 kilometers south to its present location on 25 December 1908. A new station building was completed in 1998. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Gamō Station becoming "TS-19".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,476 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Gamō shopping street

References

External links

Tobu Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamo Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Tobu Skytree Line Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Koshigaya, Saitama