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 code213 - 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 10.1 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 station was renamed to its present name on December 16, 1977. From 2005 - 2008 the platforms were rebuilt for expansion of Tōkyū Ōimachi Line.

Lines

Station layout

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

Platforms

1 Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line SaginumaNagatsutaChūō-Rinkan
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line MizonokuchiSaginumaNagatsuta
2 For Passing -
3 For Passing -
4 Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line Futako-TamagawaShibuyaOshiage (Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)・Kasukabe (Tōbu Isesaki Line)
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line Futako-TamagawaJiyūgaokaŌimachi


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

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Coordinates: 35°36′26″N 139°37′21″E / 35.607147°N 139.622444°E