Mizonokuchi Station (溝の口駅, Mizonokuchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

DT10 OM16
Mizonokuchi Station

溝の口駅
North side of station, November 2011
General information
Location2-1-1 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0001
Japan
Coordinates35°36′00″N 139°36′38″E / 35.600029°N 139.610632°E / 35.600029; 139.610632
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)
Distance11.4 km (7.1 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeDT10, OM16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 July 1927; 96 years ago (15 July 1927)
Passengers
FY2019213,508
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Saginuma
DT14
Den-en-toshi Line
Express
Semi-Express
Futako-tamagawa
DT07
towards Shibuya
Kajigaya
DT11
Den-en-toshi Line
Local
Takatsu
DT09
towards Shibuya
Terminus Ōimachi Line
Express
Local
Futako-tamagawa
OM15
towards Ōimachi
Ōimachi Line
Local
Takatsu
DT09
towards Ōimachi
Location
Mizonokuchi Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Mizonokuchi Station
Mizonokuchi Station
Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Mizonokuchi Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Mizonokuchi Station
Mizonokuchi Station
Mizonokuchi Station (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Mizonokuchi Station is located in Japan
Mizonokuchi Station
Mizonokuchi Station
Mizonokuchi Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Mizonokuchi Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōkyū Ōimachi Line. It is 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station,[1] and is the starting point of Tōkyū Ōimachi 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 edit

Mizonokuchi Station has two opposed elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[2] The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.

Platforms edit

 
Platform
1 DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line for Nagatsuta and Chūō-rinkan
2 OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line alighting (disembarking) only
3 OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line for Futako-tamagawa, Jiyūgaoka, and Ōimachi
4 DT Tōkyū Den-en-Toshi Line for Futako-tamagawa and Shibuya
Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Oshiage
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History edit

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 edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 155,777 passengers daily for the Den-en-Toshi Line and 57,731 passengers daily for the Ōimachi Line[3]

The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Den-en-Toshi Line Ōimachi Line
2005 160,957 NA [4]
2010 145,557 40,123 [5]
2015 153,059 52,138 [6]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Mizonokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons