Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station (新河岸駅, Shingashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
TJ20 Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |||||||||||
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The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 28.3 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TJ-20 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 June 1914 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016–2017 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Takashina (until 1916) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 25,834 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Shingashi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō 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 edit
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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 edit
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Tōjō Line | for Fujimino, Wakōshi, Narimasu, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
- The platforms in November 2015
- The platforms from the down (Kawagoe) end in November 2015
- The platforms from the up (Ikebukuro) end in November 2015
History edit
The station opened on 17 June 1914, initially named Takashina Station (高階駅).[1][2] It was renamed Shingashi on 27 October 1916.[citation needed]
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 Tōbu Tōjō 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]
Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[7][8]
- The new overhead station building under construction in April 2017
- The new station building and west forecourt under construction in April 2017
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily.[9]
Surrounding area edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。
[In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.] - ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Shingashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)