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Shingashi Station

Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 139°29′51″E / 35.8907°N 139.4975°E / 35.8907; 139.4975
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TJ20
Shingashi Station

新河岸駅
The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015
General information
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; 139.4975
Operated by 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
FY201925,834 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kawagoe
TJ21
towards Ogawamachi
Tojo Line
Semi Express
Local
Kami-Fukuoka
TJ19
towards Ikebukuro
Location
Shingashi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shingashi Station is located in Japan
Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station (Japan)

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

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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

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.

Platforms

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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

History

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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]

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]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "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. Archived 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.]
  8. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
  9. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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