Mizonokuchi Station Explained


Mizonokuchi Station
Native Name:溝の口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-1-1 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6°N 139.6106°W
Distance: from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Elevated
Code:DT10, OM16
Passengers:213,508
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Mizonokuchi Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Mizonokuchi 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, 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

Mizonokuchi Station has two opposed elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[1] The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.

Platforms

History

Mizonokuchi Station opened on July 15, 1927, with the name in Japanese originally written as .[2] The Japanese name was changed to the present format on January 20, 1966.[2] Initially built with a single side platform, the station was expanded in 1992 to four tracks and two island platforms.

Passenger statistics

In 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
2005160,957 NA [4]
2010 145,557 40,123 [5]
2015 153,059 52,138 [6]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド 主要私鉄編 . Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Major Private Lines. Futabasha . 22 July 2013 . Japan . 93. 978-4-575-45387-4.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: 2020年度乗降人員. 2020. Tokyu Corporation . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  4. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  5. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
  6. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.