is a junction passenger

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located in the town of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

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 ...

, and forms the starting point of the

Tōbu Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asakusa ...

and the

Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. The ...

. It is 41.0 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at .

Station layout

The station has two

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s serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. Track 1 does not exist, and platform numbering starts from Platform 2

Platforms

File:Tobu-dobutsu-koen Station east entrance 20121005.jpg, The east entrance in October 2012 File:Tobu-railway-Tobu-dobutsu-koen-station-platform-4-5.jpg, Platforms 4 and 5 in November 2008

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899 as . It was renamed on 16 March 1981 after the Tobu zoo and amusement park complex run by Tōbu, which is a ten-minute walk from the station. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen Station becoming "TS-30". File:Sugito Station c1910-1920.jpg, Sugito Station in the early 20th century File:Tobu-dobutsu-koen-station-West.jpg, The west side of the station in January 2010, before rebuilding

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,354 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Miyashiro Town Hall * Sugito Post Office *

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* Tobu Zoo

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobu Dobutsu Koen Station Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Tobu Skytree Line Tobu Nikko Line Tobu Isesaki Line Stations of Tobu Railway Miyashiro, Saitama