Kaminoge Station Explained

35.6121°N 139.6387°W


Kaminoge Station
Native Name:上野毛駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-26-6 Kaminoge, Setagaya, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:3 (1 bypass)
Structure:At grade
Code:OM14
Passengers:20,830 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan

is a railway station on the Tokyu Oimachi Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Kaminoge Station is served by the 10.4 km Tokyu Oimachi Line from to, and is located 9.2 km from the starting point of the line at Oimachi.[1] It is numbered "OM14".

Station layout

The station has a single island platform below the surrounding ground level, serving two tracks, with an additional outer track to allow non-stop express trains to pass in the "up" (Oimachi) direction.[2]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1929.[1]

Kaminoge station was rebuilt, with building work completed in March 2011.[3] The new station building was designed by the architect Tadao Ando.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 20,830 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 231. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第1巻 東京駅 - 横浜エリア . Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo - Yokohama area . Kodansha . 18 March 2009 . Japan . 77. 978-4-06-270011-5.
  3. Web site: 上野毛駅改良工事. Kaminoge Station Improvement Works. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101207135428/http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/east/pr/081024omchi_dento_kmng.html. 7 December 2010. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Tadao Ando Architecture, Challenges - Faithful to the Basis.