Mizonokuchi Station (溝の口駅, Mizonokuchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.
DT10 OM16 Mizonokuchi Station 溝の口駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 North side of station, November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-1-1 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0001 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′00″N 139°36′38″E / 35.600029°N 139.610632°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōkyū Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) from Shibuya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DT10, OM16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 213,508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editMizonokuchi Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōkyū Ōimachi Line. It is 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station,[1] and is the starting point of Tōkyū Ōimachi Line services, which branch off at Futako-tamagawa Station. Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station on the JR East Nambu Line is located adjacent to it.
Station layout
editMizonokuchi Station has two opposed elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[2] The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.
Platforms
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| 1 | DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | for Nagatsuta and Chūō-rinkan |
| 2 | OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line | alighting (disembarking) only |
| 3 | OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line | for Futako-tamagawa, Jiyūgaoka, and Ōimachi |
| 4 | DT Tōkyū Den-en-Toshi Line | for Futako-tamagawa and Shibuya Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Oshiage TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
History
editMizonokuchi Station opened on July 15, 1927, with the name in Japanese originally written as (溝ノ口駅).[1] The Japanese name was changed to the present format on January 20, 1966.[1] Initially built with a single side platform, the station was expanded in 1992 to four tracks and two island platforms.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 155,777 passengers daily for the Den-en-Toshi Line and 57,731 passengers daily for the Ōimachi Line[3]
The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Den-en-Toshi Line | Ōimachi Line | |
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| 2005 | 160,957 | NA | [4] |
| 2010 | 145,557 | 40,123 | [5] |
| 2015 | 153,059 | 52,138 | [6] |
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド 主要私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Major Private Lines]. Japan: Futabasha. 22 July 2013. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-575-45387-4.
- ^ "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Mizonokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)