Shin-Koiwa Station
Shin-Koiwa Station 新小岩駅 | |
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 South entrance, January 2007 | |
| Location |
1 Shin-koiwa, Katsushika, Tokyo （東京都葛飾区新小岩1丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 72,306 daily |
Shin-Koiwa Station (新小岩駅 Shin-Koiwa-eki) is a railway station in the Shin-Koiwa neighborhood, in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shin-Koiwa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and the Chūō-Sōbu Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Akihabara and Shinjuku |
| 2 | ■ Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Nishi-Funabashi and Chiba |
| 3 | ■ Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Kinshicho, Tokyo, and Yokohama |
| 4 | ■ Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Funabashi and Chiba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sōbu Line (Rapid) | ||||
| Kinshichō | Ichikawa | |||
| Chūō-Sōbu Line | ||||
| Hirai | Local | Koiwa | ||
History
Shin-Koiwa Station opened on 10 July 1928.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 72,306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 59th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,697[3] |
| 2005 | 69,849[4] |
| 2010 | 71,121[5] |
| 2011 | 70,435[6] |
| 2012 | 70,880[7] |
| 2013 | 72,306[2] |
Accidents
JR East is considering installing platform-edge doors due to the large number of passenger accidents and suicides occurring at this station.[8] Between July 2011 and June 2013, 13 incidents occurred in which passengers were hit by trains at this station.[8] Katsushika Ward made an official request to JR East to install platform-edge doors at the station in July 2012.[8]
On 27 June 2013, at around 14:40, a man in his thirties jumped in front of a 12-car Narita Express Yokohama to Narita Airport service passing non-stop through the station. The man died and his body hit a woman standing on the platform, injuring her.[8]
References
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 新小岩駅:ＪＲ東、ホームドアを検討 飛び込み相次ぎ [JR East considers platforms doors for Shin-Koiwa Station - Large number of suicides]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shin-Koiwa Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°43′0.4116″N 139°51′29.8080″E / 35.716781000°N 139.858280000°E