Mizonokuchi Station

Mizonokuchi Station
溝の口駅

North side of station, November 2011
Location 2-1-1 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
（川崎市高津区溝口二丁目1-1）
Japan
Operated by Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)
Other information
Station code DT10, OM16
History
Opened 1966
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 144,335 daily

Mizonokuchi Station (溝の口駅 Mizonokuchi-eki) is an railway station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Mizonokuchi Station is served by the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line. It is 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station,[1] and is the starting point of Tokyu Oimachi 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.[2] The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.

Platforms

A Tokyu Oimachi express service waiting at platform 3, April 2008
1 ■ Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line for Nagatsuta and Chūō-Rinkan
2 ■ Tokyu Oimachi Line alighting only
3 ■ Tokyu Oimachi Line for Futako-Tamagawa, Oimachi, and Jiyūgaoka
4 ■ Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line for Futako-Tamagawa, Shibuya
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Oshiage
Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line
Futako-Tamagawa   Express   Saginuma
Futako-Tamagawa   Semi Express   Saginuma
Takatsu   Local   Kajigaya
Tokyu Oimachi Line
Futako-Tamagawa   Express   Terminus
Futako-Tamagawa   "Green" Local   Terminus
Takatsu   "Blue" Local   Terminus

History

Mizonokuchi Station opened on July 15, 1927, with the name in Japanese originally written as (溝ノ口駅).[1] The Japanese name was changed to the present format on January 20, 1966.[1] Initially built with a single side platform, the station was expanded in 1992 to four tracks and two island platforms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 144,335 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. 1 2 3 4 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ↑ 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド　主要私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Major Private Lines]. Japan: Futabasha. 22 July 2013. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-575-45387-4.
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Coordinates: 35°36′00″N 139°36′38″E / 35.600029°N 139.610632°E / 35.600029; 139.610632

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