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.

TY12 MG12
Motosumiyoshi Station

元住吉駅
Motosumiyoshi Station Platform
General information
LocationKizuki 1-36-1, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0025
Japan
Coordinates35°33′52″N 139°39′15″E
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)
Distance10.7 km (6.6 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeTY12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 February 1926 (14 February 1926)
Passengers
FY201967,853
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Hiyoshi
TY13
towards Yokohama
Tōyoko Line
Local
Musashi-kosugi
TY11
towards Shibuya
Hiyoshi
MG13
Terminus
Meguro Line
Local
Musashi-kosugi
MG11
towards Meguro
Track layout

Musashi-kosugi Station

(6)
5
4
3
2
(1)

Hiyoshi Station

Location
Motosumiyoshi Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station
Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Motosumiyoshi Station is located in Yokohama
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station (Yokohama)
Motosumiyoshi Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Motosumiyoshi Station is located in Tokyo
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station (Tokyo)
Motosumiyoshi Station is located in Japan
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station
Motosumiyoshi Station (Japan)

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 HiyoshiKikunaYokohamaMinatomiraiMotomachi-Chūkagai
3  Meguro Line Hiyoshi
4  Meguro Line Musashi-kosugiŌokayamaMeguro
(Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) Akabane-Iwabuchi, (Saitama Rapid Railway Line) Urawa-Misono
(Toei Mita Line) Nishi-Takashimadaira
5  Tōyoko Line Musashi-kosugiJiyūgaokaShibuya
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi
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 yearTōyoko LineMeguro Line
200558,147NA[3]
201045,85914,661[4]
201546,59517,651[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

  1. "Railway operator Tokyu blames snow for train collision in Kawasaki". The Japan Times. Kyodo. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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