Tsukimino Station

Tsukimino Station (つきみ野駅, Tsukimino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

DT26
Tsukimino Station

つきみ野駅
Tsukimino Station, February 2012
General information
Location5-8-1 Tsukimino, Yamato City
Kanagawa Prefecture 242-0002
Japan
Coordinates 35°30′37.206″N 139°27′28.904″E
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)DT Den-en-toshi Line
Distance30.3 km (18.8 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeDT-26
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 October 1976 (15 October 1976)
Passengers
FY201910,537 daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Chūō-rinkan
DT27
Terminus
 Den-en-toshi Line
Semi-Express
Local
 Minami-machida Grandberry Park
DT25
towards Shibuya
Location
Tsukimino Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukimino Station
Tsukimino Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukimino Station is located in Japan
Tsukimino Station
Tsukimino Station
Tsukimino Station (Japan)
View of the platforms, August 2008

Lines

Tsukimino Station is served by the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya in Tokyo, and lies 30.3 km from the line's Shibuya terminus.[1]

Station layout

Tsukimino Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
1 ■ Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
2 ■ Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Futako-tamagawa, Shibuya, Oshiage (Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line), Kasukabe (Tobu Isesaki Line)

From 11 October 2013, an experimental platform edge door system was installed for evaluation purposes on the down (Chūō-rinkan-bound) platform.[2] Originally scheduled to be introduced in the summer of 2013, the low-cost system developed by The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. consists of 10-m long wire rope screens that are raised and lowered, and is installed along the entire 200 m length of the down platform.[3]

History

Tsukimino Station opened on October 15, 1976.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,537 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
20059,957[5]
201010,037[6]
201510,663[7]

Surrounding area
  • Japan National Route 16
  • Kanagawa Prefectureal Yamato High School (神奈川県立大和高等学校)
  • Yamato Municipal Tsukimino Junior High School (大和市立つきみ野中学校)

See also

References
  1. 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. 関東私鉄２社、新タイプのホームドア実証試験開始－低コストの昇降タイプ [Two private rail companies to experimentally introduce low-cost platform-edge door systems] (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. 西武・東急・相鉄で新形ホームドアの実証実験 [New platform edge doors to be evaluated at Seibu, Tokyu, and Sotetsu stations]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. 2020年度乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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