Shingashi Station

Shingashi Station (新河岸駅, Shingashi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

TJ20
Shingashi Station

新河岸駅
The station entrance and forecourt in November 2015
Location914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133
Japan
Coordinates35.8907°N 139.4975°E / 35.8907; 139.4975
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Tojo 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
23,514 per day (FY2014)
Location
Shingashi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shingashi Station
Shingashi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shingashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo 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
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.

  • The ticket barriers in September 2011
  • The footbridge to the platforms in November 2015

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■ Tobu Tojo 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 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→
Tobu Tojo 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.

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 Tobu Tojo 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 2014, the station was used by an average of 23,513 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. "Shingashi Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. 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. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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