Tennōzu Isle Station Explained


Tennōzu Isle Station
Native Name:天王洲アイル駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shinagawa, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6206°N 139.7508°W
Platforms:2 side platforms (Tokyo Monorail)
1 island platform (Rinkai Line)
Tracks:2 (Tokyo Monorail)
2 (Rinkai Line)
Structure:Elevated (Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line)
Underground (Rinkai Line)
Code:R05, MO-02
Opened: (Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line)
(Rinkai Line)
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo#Japan

is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Monorail and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). It is a set of two stations connected by an elevated walkway about 100 m long.

Lines

The Tokyo Monorail station is served by the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line between in central Tokyo and . The TWR station is served by the underground TWR Rinkai Line between and, with many through trains continuing to and from the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Saikyō Line and Kawagoe Line.

Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line

Platforms

The monorail station has two unnumbered elevated side platforms, and two sets of ticket barriers.

Tokyo Waterfront Rapid Transit

Platforms

The TWR station has an underground station concourse on the basement ("1BF") level, and a single island platform on the third-basement ("3BF") level, serving two tracks. There are three entrances to the station: "A", "B", and "C".

History

The Tokyo Monorail station opened on 19 June 1992.[1] The TWR Rinkai Line station opened on 31 March 2001.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the Rinkai Line platforms in 2016 with Tennōzu Isle being assigned station number R05.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tokyo Monorail station was used by an average of 26,651 passengers daily, and the TWR station was used by 15,513 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

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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 . 213. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Web site: 22 March 2016 . りんかい線「駅ナンバリング」の導入について . Introduction of Rinkai Line "Station Numbering" . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109050253/https://www.twr.co.jp/tabid/101/ItemId/218/dispmid/860/Default.aspx . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . twr.co.jp . ja.