Shingashi Station
TJ20 Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E | ||||
Operated by | Tobu Railway | ||||
Line(s) | TJ Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
Distance | 28.3 km from Ikebukuro | ||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TJ-20 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 17 June 1914 | ||||
Rebuilt | 2016–2017 | ||||
Previous names | Takashina (until 1916) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
23,514 per day (FY2014) | |||||
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Shingashi Station (新河岸駅, Shingashi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Shingashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Kami-Fukuoka and Kawagoe, it is 28.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
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The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Storage sidings are located on either side of the station for track maintenance equipment.
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The ticket barriers in September 2011
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The footbridge to the platforms in November 2015
Platforms
1 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
2 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Fujimino, Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
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The platforms in November 2015
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The platforms from the down (Kawagoe) end in November 2015
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The platforms from the up (Ikebukuro) end in November 2015
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kami-Fukuoka | Semi express | Kawagoe | ||
Kami-Fukuoka | Local | Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 17 June 1914, initially named Takashina Station (高階駅).[1][2] It was renamed Shingashi on 27 October 1916.[citation needed]
Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shingashi Station becoming "TJ-20".[5]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]
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The new overhead station building under construction in April 2017
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The new station building and west forecourt under construction in April 2017
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 23,513 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
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The east side of the station in November 2015
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The east side of the station in November 2015
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The underpass at the south end of the station in November 2015
See also
References
- ^ a b "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line, published 7 June 2008
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)