Shingashi Station
TJ20 Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |||||||||||
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| File:Shingashi Station entrance 20151121.JPG The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Operated by | File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | 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) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 25,834 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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.
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The ticket barriers in September 2011
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The footbridge to the platforms in November 2015
Platforms
[edit | edit source]| 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 File:Sotetsu line symbol.svg via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai File:Yokohama Minatomirai Railway logomark.svg Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
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The platforms in November 2015
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The platforms from the down (Kawagoe) end in November 2015
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The platforms from the up (Ikebukuro) end in November 2015
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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]
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]
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The new overhead station building under construction in April 2017
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The new station building and west forecourt under construction in April 2017
Passenger statistics
[edit | edit source]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily.[9]
Surrounding area
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The east side of the station in November 2015
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The east side of the station in November 2015
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The underpass at the south end of the station in November 2015
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line, published 7 June 2008
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- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
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- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
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External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)