Shin-Koiwa Station Explained
Shin-Koiwa Station |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 新小岩駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1 Shin-Koiwa, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Opened: | 10 July 1928 |
| Passengers: | 72,306 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2013 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tokyo |
| Map Dot Label: | Shin-Koiwa Station |
is a railway station in the Shin-Koiwa neighborhood, in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shin-Koiwa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and the Chūō-Sōbu Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Platforms
History
Shin-Koiwa Station opened on 10 July 1928.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 72,306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 59th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 67,697[3] |
| 2005 | 69,849[4] |
| 2010 | 71,121[5] |
| 2011 | 70,435[6] |
| 2012 | 70,880[7] |
| 2013 | 72,306 | |
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Shin Koiwa → Kinshichō was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.
[8] Accidents
JR East considered installing platform-edge doors at Shin-Koiwa as early as 2013 due to the large number of passenger accidents and suicides occurring at the station.[9] Between July 2011 and June 2013, 13 incidents occurred in which passengers were hit by trains at this station.[9] Katsushika Ward made an official request to JR East to install platform-edge doors at the station in July 2012.[9]
On 27 June 2013, at around 14:40, a man in his thirties jumped in front of a 12-car Narita Express Yokohama to Narita Airport service passing non-stop through the station. The man died and his body hit a woman standing on the platform, injuring her.[9]
In 2018, automatic platform gates were installed on the Sōbu Rapid Line platforms of the station. As the line's trains are 300m (1,000feet) long,[10] the set of platform gates broke the world record for the longest platform doors at East Tsim Sha Tsui station in Hong Kong.[11]
See also
External links
35.7168°N 139.8583°W
Notes and References
- Book: ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 144. 4-533-00503-9.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 24 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 24 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 24 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: 2017-05-04 . Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo . 2024-08-11 . Blog . en-US.
- Web site: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20130628k0000m040096000c.html. ja:新小岩駅:ＪＲ東、ホームドアを検討 飛び込み相次ぎ. JR East considers platforms doors for Shin-Koiwa Station - Large number of suicides. 27 June 2013. Mainichi jp. The Mainichi Newspapers. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902060417/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20130628k0000m040096000c.html. 2 September 2013. 8 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- 15 car trains at 20m lengths, totaling approximately 300m
- Web site: 新小岩駅の総武快速線ホームドア、2月以降に着工 2018年度使用開始. レスポンス（Response.jp）. 27 January 2017 . 29 September 2021. 29 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929080459/https://response.jp/article/2017/01/27/289383.html. live.
