Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station (元住吉駅, Motosumiyoshi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation.
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| Location | Kizuki 1-36-1, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0025 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′52″N 139°39′15″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōkyū Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) from Shibuya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TY12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 February 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 67,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Motosumiyoshi Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and is 12.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shibuya. It is also served by the Tōkyū Meguro Line and is 10.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Meguro. Due to its proximity to a train depot for these lines, some early morning and late night trains come in and out of service from this station.
Station layout
The station is composed of two island platforms and six tracks. The outermost tracks, 1 and 6, are for through passage of express traffic on the Toyoko Line.
Platforms
| For Passing | ■ Tōyoko Line | Used for express services or faster |
| 2 | ■ Toyoko Line | Hiyoshi・Kikuna・Yokohama ・Minatomirai ・ Motomachi-Chūkagai |
| 3 | ■ Meguro Line | Hiyoshi |
| 4 | ■ Meguro Line | Musashi-kosugi ・ Ōokayama ・ Meguro (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) Akabane-Iwabuchi, (Saitama Rapid Railway Line) Urawa-Misono (Toei Mita Line) Nishi-Takashimadaira |
| 5 | ■ Tōyoko Line | Musashi-kosugi ・ Jiyūgaoka ・Shibuya・ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi
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| For Passing | ■ Toyoko Line | Used for express services or faster |
History
Motosumiyoshi Station opened as one of the original Tōyoko Line stations on February 14, 1926. The station was rebuilt as an underground station (ticket gates were underground and platforms were on the ground) in 1963, but was totally reconstructed in 2006 as an elevated above-ground station.
On February 15, 2014, at around 12:30 a.m., two Tōyoko Line trains collided on the Yokohama-bound track at the station. 19 passengers were lightly injured in the accident. The cause of the accident was supposedly the heavy snow that resulted in lack of braking force.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 67,853 passengers daily.[2]
The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Tōyoko Line | Meguro Line | |
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| 2005 | 58,147 | NA | [3] |
| 2010 | 45,859 | 14,661 | [4] |
| 2015 | 46,595 | 17,651 | [5] |
Surrounding area
- Sumiyoshi Shrine
- Kanto Workers' Health and Safety Hospital
- Tokyu Corporation Former Sumiyoshi Depot
- Tokyu Driving School / Train Driver Training Center
- Kanagawa Prefectural Sumiyoshi High School
- Hosei University Second Junior and Senior High School
See also
References
- "Railway operator Tokyu blames snow for train collision in Kawasaki". The Japan Times. Kyodo. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Media related to Motosumiyoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)