View of the platforms, August 2008

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.

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.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1Tokyu Den-en-toshi Linefor Chūō-rinkan
2Tokyu Den-en-toshi Linefor 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. 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.

History

Tsukimino Station opened on October 15, 1976.

Passenger statistics

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

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
20059,957
201010,037
201510,663

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

External links

Media related to Tsukimino Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • (in Japanese)