Mizonokuchi Station

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Mizonokuchi Station
溝の口駅
Mizonokuchi-Sta-N-1.JPG
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
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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

File:Tokyu New 6000 series EMU 024.JPG
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.[citation needed]

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
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External links

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