Futako-tamagawa Station

Futako-tamagawa Station (二子玉川駅, Futako-tamagawa-eki) is located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, on the north-east bank of the Tama River. The area surrounding the station is commonly called Futako-tamagawa, and often refers to the Tamagawa and Seta districts of Setagaya, but there is no precise definition. It is colloquially referred to as "Futako" (フタコ) or "Nikotama" (ニコタマ), from an alternate reading of the first three kanji characters in the name.

DT07 OM15
Futako-tamagawa Station

二子玉川駅
Futako-tamagawa Station and Futako-Tamagawa Rise
General information
Location2-22-13 Tamagawa, Setagaya, Tokyo
(東京都世田谷区玉川2-22-13)
Japan
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeDT-07, OM-15
History
Opened1 April 1907 (1907-04-01)
Previous namesTamagawa (玉川); Futako-Tamagawaen (二子玉川園) (until 2000)
Passengers
2021119,348 daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Mizonokuchi
DT10
Den-en-toshi Line
Express
Sangen-jaya
DT03
towards Shibuya
Den-en-toshi Line
Semi-Express
Yōga
DT06
towards Shibuya
Futako-shinchi
DT08
Den-en-toshi Line
Local
Mizonokuchi
OM16
Terminus
Ōimachi Line
Express
Jiyūgaoka
OM10
towards Ōimachi
Ōimachi Line
Local
Kaminoge
OM14
towards Ōimachi
Futako-shinchi
DT08
towards Mizonokuchi
Ōimachi Line
Local
Location
Futako-tamagawa Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Futako-tamagawa Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Futako-tamagawa Station is located in Tokyo
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station (Tokyo)
Futako-tamagawa Station is located in Japan
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station
Futako-tamagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Station layout

Futako-tamagawa Station platforms, 2021
1 DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Mizonokuchi, Nagatsuta, and Chūō-rinkan
2 OM Tokyu Oimachi Line for Mizonokuchi
3 OM Tokyu Oimachi Line for Jiyūgaoka, Ōokayama, Hatanodai, and Ōimachi
4 DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for 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

Surrounding area

The east side of Futako-tamagawa station is mostly occupied by the Futako-Tamagawa Rise complex. The Tamagawa Takashimaya (玉川高島屋) shopping center, located on the west side, is a branch of the Takashimaya department store chain. It opened as Japan's first suburban shopping centre in 1969, and kick-started the development of similar stores around Japan. St. Mary's International School students use this station as a primary way to get to school. Rakuten also has its corporate headquarters adjacent to this station.

History

Station platforms in 1969.
  • April 1, 1907 Tamagawa Line (玉川線, Tamagawa-sen) (Tram) has been started, and the station opened as Tamagawa Station (玉川駅, Tamagawa-eki).
  • March 1, 1924 Kinuta Line (砧線, Kinuta-sen) (Tram) started.
  • July 15, 1927 Mizonokuchi Line (溝ノ口線, Mizonokuchi-sen) started from Tamagawa Station to Mizonokuchi Station.
  • November 1, 1929 Futako-tamagawa Line (二子玉川線, Futako-tamagawa-sen) started. And Futako-tamagawa Station (二子玉川駅, Futako-tamagawa-eki) opened.
  • December 25, 1929 Futako-tamagawa Line was integrated into Oimachi Line.
  • March 10, 1939 Tamagawa Station was renamed to Yomiuri-Yuen Station (よみうり遊園駅, Yomiuri-Yuen-eki).
  • December 1, 1940 Yomiuri-Yuen Station and Futako-tamagawa Station were integrated, and the name became Futako-Yomiurien Station (二子読売園駅, Futako-Yomiurien-eki).
  • July 1, 1943 Mizonokuchi Line was integrated into Oimachi Line.
  • October 20, 1944 Futako-Yomiurien Station was renamed to Futako-tamagawa Station.
  • August 1, 1954 Futako-tamagawa Station was renamed to Futako-tamagawaen Station (二子玉川園駅, Futako-tamagawaen-eki).
  • October 11, 1963 Oimachi Line was renamed to Den-en-toshi Line.
  • May 10, 1969 Tamagawa Line and Kinuta Line were abolished.
  • April 7, 1977 Shin-tamagawa Line (新玉川線, Shin-tamagawa-sen) started.
  • August 12, 1979 The name of Oimachi Line was revived.
  • August 6, 2000 Shin-tamagawa Line was renamed to Den-en-toshi Line. And, Futako-tamagawaen Station was renamed to Futako-tamagawa Station.

Further reading

  • Konno, Yukiko; Itoh, Yuki (2017). "A creative city planning framework by a private company: Case study of the development of Futako-tamagawa by Tokyu". Cogent Business & Management. 4 (1). doi:10.1080/23311975.2016.1270712. hdl:10419/205938. - Published online on January 3, 2017

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