Shingashi Station | |
| Native Name: | 新河岸駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 914-5 Suna, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1133 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.8907°N 139.4975°W |
| Operator: | Tōbu Railway |
| Line: | Tōbu Tōjō Line |
| Distance: | 28.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Code: | TJ-20 |
| Rebuilt: | 2016–2017 |
| Former: | Takashina (until 1916) |
| Passengers: | 25,834 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shingashi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Shingashi Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and, it is 28.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only Semi express and Local services stop at this station.[3]
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Storage sidings are located on either side of the station for track maintenance equipment.
The station opened on 17 June 1914, initially named .[1] [2] It was renamed Shingashi on 27 October 1916.
Through-running to and from via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Shingashi Station becoming "TJ-20".[5]
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[6]
Through running to and from and via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.[7] [8]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,833 passengers daily.[9]