Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |
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| Station entrance, September 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Kawagoe |
| Neighborhood etc. | 914-5 Suna |
| Postal code | 350-1133 |
| (in Japanese) | 川越市砂914-5 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Former name | Takashina Station |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TJ-20 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Tojo Line |
| Statistics | 23,138 passengers/day (FY2010) |
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, Commuter 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. Storage sidings are located on either side of the station for track maintenance equipment.
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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Ticket barriers, September 2011
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View of the platforms looking toward Kawagoe, March 2008
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tobu Tojo Line | ||||
| TJ Liner: no stop | ||||
| Rapid express: no stop | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Express: no stop | ||||
| Kami-Fukuoka | Commuter express | Kawagoe | ||
| 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 later renamed Shingashi.
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.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 23,138 passengers daily.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shingashi Station. |
- Shingashi Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Shingashi Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E