The "Tobu Sky Tree Line" connects Asakusa to Tobu Animal Park.It was announced that one of the stations, "Matsubara housing complex station", will be renamed to "Dokkyo University Mae <Soka Matsubara>" in the spring of 2017.This is the first time that Tobu Railway has changed its name to a station in response to a local request.

 Matsubara housing complex station, which was built in 1962, opened in December of the same year as the nearest station to Matsubara housing complex, which was said to be the "largest mammoth housing complex in the Orient" at that time.After that, Dokkyo University opened in 12 in an adjacent form, and various cultural facilities were developed and it developed as a cultural city.Currently, the average number of passengers a day is about 1964.

 Since then, the Matsubara housing complex has been rebuilt by the Urban Renewal Organization (UR) and the urban area has been improved due to its deterioration.In March 2014, the former Nikko Kaido "Soka Matsubara" on the east exit side of the station was selected as a nationally designated scenic spot "Okunohosodo Scenic Area", and in recent years there have been calls from locals to change the station name. It was supposed to go up.

 In this trend, Soka City and the Chamber of Commerce established the "Matsubara housing complex station name change council", and "Dokkyo University", which has carved history with the region since its opening, and "Soka Matsubara", which was selected as a scenic spot, He had selected and requested Tobu Railway to change the station name.

 In response to this, Tobu Railway also decided to change the name because it reminds us of "Matsubara = a town with a university" by adding "Dokkyo University" to the station name and improving the image of the area.The local wish has come true.By adopting "Soka Matsubara" as a sub-station name, we hope to use it to promote Matsubara as a tourist destination.

 Regarding the name change, President Tadashi Inui of Dokkyo University set up a campus in Soka City in 1964, and has deepened ties with the local Soka City and its neighbors through various collaborations, including open colleges. Station name change Taking this opportunity, I would like to play an important role as a part of local culture and education, and contribute to the development of an attractive local community together with Soka City and the citizens. "

Dokkyo University

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