Sangūbashi Station Explained


Sangūbashi
Native Name:参宮橋
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shibuya, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Odakyu Electric Railway
Line:Odakyu Odawara Line
Tracks:2
Structure:Ground level
Accessible:No
Opened:1927
Rebuilt:2018-2020
Passengers:15,143 daily
Pass Year:FY2012

is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

Sangubashi Station opened on 1 April 1927.

Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu terminal in 2014 with Shinjuku being assigned station number OH03.[1] [2]

Renovation works to the east exit started in November 2018 and were completed in November 2020.[3] The updated station building was constructed using wood from western Tokyo; the design elements, in particular its use of Shinto-inspired architecture, reflect its proximity to the Meiji Shrine.

In popular culture

In the manga Our Precious Conversations the train station where the two protagonists have their first chats is based on Sangūbashi Station.[4]

The Railway Crossings nearby the station has been featured on the 2007 film, 5 Centimeters Per Second.

Surrounding area

References

35.6787°N 139.6936°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 December 2013 . 2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します! . From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026092741/http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8052_1284200_.pdf . 26 October 2022 . 9 January 2023 . odakyu.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: Kusamichi . Yoshikazu . 28 December 2013 . 小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入 . Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622180450/https://response.jp/article/2013/12/28/213984.html . 22 June 2020 . 10 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  3. Web site: 21 November 2020 . 小田急,参宮橋駅の改良工事が11月25日に完了 . Odakyu Sangubashi Station Improvement Work Completed on 25 November . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307030148/https://railf.jp/news/2020/11/21/192000.html . 7 March 2021 . 10 January 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  4. Book: Robico . Our Precious Conversations: Volume 1. . 2017 . . 2017 . 978-1-68233-693-9 . San Francisco . Afterword . Corwin . Devon . 1005922549 . Robico.