Shōwajima Station

Shōwajima Station
昭和島駅
The west entrance
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Ōta
Neighborhood etc. 2-2-1 Shōwajima
(in Japanese)東京都大田区昭和島2-2-1
History
Year opened 1985
Rail services
Operator(s) Tokyo Monorail
Line(s) Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Statistics 4,411 passengers/day (FY2011)
There is a bus stop near this station

Shōwajima Station (昭和島駅 Shōwajima-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

Shōwajima Station is served by the 17.8 km Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line from Monorail Hamamatsuchō in central Tokyo to Haneda Airport Terminal 2, and lies 9.9 km from the northern terminus of the line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by underpass with entrances and ticket barriers on the east and west sides of the station.[2]

Platforms

1/2 ■Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1 and Haneda Airport Terminal 2
3/4 ■Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line for Monorail Hamamatsuchō

Local trains normally use platforms 1 and 4 to allow non-stop trains to pass.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Haneda Express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Ryūtsū Center   Local   Seibijō

History

The station opened on 7 February 1985.[1] The passing loops at the station were brought into use from 18 March 2007, allowing non-stop trains to pass here.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,411 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ↑ 東京モノレール：モノレールご利用案内＞昭和島駅＞構内情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 October 2011.

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Coordinates: 35°34′13″N 139°45′00″E / 35.5704°N 139.7499°E