TJ20 Shingashi Station 新河岸駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 25,834 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
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]
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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.
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 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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily. [9]
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.]
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