Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |
|---|---|
 The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015 | |
| Location |
914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133 Japan |
| Operated by |
 Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) |
_symbol.svg.png){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line |
| Distance | 28.3 km from Ikebukuro |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TJ-20 |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 June 1914 |
| Previous names | Takashina (until 1916) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 23,514 per day (FY2014) |
| Location | |
  Shingashi Station Location within Japan | |
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.
The ticket barriers in September 2011
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 Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
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The platforms from the down (Kawagoe) end in November 2015_20151121.JPG)
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 | ||||
| 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.
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]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 23,513 passengers daily.[7]
Surrounding area
The east side of the station in November 2015
The east side of the station in November 2015
The underpass at the south end of the station in November 2015
See also
References
- 1 2 "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- 1 2 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shingashi Station. |
- Tobu station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E