Shingashi Station

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Shingashi Station

新河岸駅
Shingashi Station entrance 20151121.JPG
The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015
Location914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133
Japan
Coordinates35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E / 35.8907; 139.4975Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E / 35.8907; 139.4975
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance28.3 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTJ-20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 June 1914 (1914-06-17)
Rebuilt2016–2017
Previous namesTakashina (until 1916)
Passengers
25,8334 per day (FY2019)
Location
Shingashi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

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]

Lines[]

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[]

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Track layout
Legend

↑Kawagoe

1
2

↓Kami-Fukuoka

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[]

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 Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama
Minatomirai line logo.png 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

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Tōbu Tōjō Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kami-Fukuoka   Semi express   Kawagoe
Kami-Fukuoka   Local   Kawagoe

History[]

The station entrance in August 2009

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]

  • The new overhead station building under construction in April 2017

  • The new station building and west forecourt under construction in April 2017

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area[]

  • 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  4. ^ Tobu Tojo Line, published 7 June 2008
  5. ^ 「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.
  6. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  7. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Shingashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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