Mizonokuchi Station

Mizonokuchi Station (溝の口駅, Mizonokuchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

DT10 OM16 Mizonokuchi Station 溝の口駅
North side of station, November 2011
General information
Location	2-1-1 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0001 Japan
Coordinates	35.600029°N 139.610632°E / 35.600029; 139.610632
Operated by	Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)	DT Den-en-toshi Line OM Ōimachi Line
Distance	11.4 km (7.1 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	DT10, OM16
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1927; 97 years ago (15 July 1927)
Passengers
FY2019	213,508
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station Saginuma DT14 towards Chūō-rinkan Den-en-toshi Line Express Semi-Express Futako-tamagawa DT07 towards Shibuya Kajigaya DT11 towards Chūō-rinkan Den-en-toshi Line Local Takatsu DT09 towards Shibuya Terminus Ōimachi Line Express Local Futako-tamagawa OM15 towards Ōimachi Ōimachi Line Local Takatsu DT09 towards Ōimachi
Location Mizonokuchi Station Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Show map of Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Mizonokuchi Station Mizonokuchi Station (Kanagawa Prefecture) Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Mizonokuchi Station Mizonokuchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mizonokuchi Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōkyū Ōimachi Line. It is 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station,^[1] and is the starting point of Tōkyū Ōimachi Line services, which branch off at Futako-tamagawa Station. Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station on the JR East Nambu Line is located adjacent to it.

Station layout

Mizonokuchi Station has two opposed elevated island platforms serving four tracks.^[2] The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.

Platforms

Platform

1	DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line	for Nagatsuta and Chūō-rinkan
2	OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line	alighting (disembarking) only
3	OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line	for Futako-tamagawa, Jiyūgaoka, and Ōimachi
4	DT Tōkyū Den-en-Toshi Line	for Futako-tamagawa and 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

History

Mizonokuchi Station opened on July 15, 1927, with the name in Japanese originally written as (溝ノ口駅).^[1] The Japanese name was changed to the present format on January 20, 1966.^[1] Initially built with a single side platform, the station was expanded in 1992 to four tracks and two island platforms.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 155,777 passengers daily for the Den-en-Toshi Line and 57,731 passengers daily for the Ōimachi Line^[3]

The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Den-en-Toshi Line	Ōimachi Line
2005	160,957	NA	[4]
2010	145,557	40,123	[5]
2015	153,059	52,138	[6]

Surrounding area

• Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド　主要私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Major Private Lines]. Japan: Futabasha. 22 July 2013. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-575-45387-4.
3. "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 Mizonokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)