Shingashi Station
TJ20 Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |
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The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015 | |
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°ECoordinates: 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line |
Distance | 28.3 km from Ikebukuro |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | TJ-20 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 17 June 1914 |
Rebuilt | 2016–2017 |
Previous names | Takashina (until 1916) |
Passengers | |
25,8334 per day (FY2019) | |
Location | |
![]() ![]() 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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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 ![]() |
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 | → | ||
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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[]
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Tobu Tojo Main Line
- Stations of Tobu Railway
- Railway stations in Kawagoe, Saitama
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914