Futako-Shinchi Station

Futako-Shinchi Station 二子新地駅
Platforms of the station
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Kawasaki
Ward	Takatsu
Neighborhood etc.	2-chome, Futago
Postal Code	213 - 0002
(in Japanese)	神奈川区川崎市高津区二子２丁目
History
Year opened	1927
Former names	Futago Station Futago-Shinchi-mae Station
Present name since	1977
Rail services
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
Statistics	18,633 passengers/day 2008
There is a bus stop near this station

Futako-Shinchi Station (二子新地駅, Futako-Shinchi-eki) is a railway station operated by Tokyu Corporation's Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line located in the northern part of Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 23.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station.

History

Futako-Shinchi Station was opened on July 15, 1927 as the Futago stop on the Tamagawa Electric Railway (玉川電気鉄道, Tamagawa Denki Tetsudo). It was renamed to Futago-Jizen in 1935. On July 1, 1943 it became part of the Ōimachi Line and was rebuilt to a train station. The station was rebuilt on March 18, 1966 as an elevated station along with the construction of Futako Bridge (二子橋梁). The sation was renamed to its present name on December 16, 1977. From 2005 - 2008 the platforms were rebuilt for expansion of Tōkyū Ōimachi Line.

Lines

• Tokyu Corporation
  • Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
  • Tōkyū Ōimachi Line

Station layout

Futako-Shinchi Station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is located underneath the tracks and platforms.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
Futako-Tamagawa		Local		Takatsu
Semi-Express: no stop
Express: no stop
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
Futako-Tamagawa		Local (not passing Futako-Shinchi and Takatsu)		Takatsu
Local (passing Futako-Shinchi and Takatsu): no stop
Express: no stop

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Tokyu Corp station information (Japanese)