Ryūtsū Center Station

For the station on the Chichibu Railway in Saitama Prefecture, see Socio Ryūtsū Center Station.

Ryūtsū Center Station (流通センター駅, Ryūtsū Sentā-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means "Logistics Center", and comes from its location near various warehousing and forwarding facilities, including Tokyo's primary rail freight terminal, Tokyo Freight Terminal.

MO04 Ryūtsū Center Station 流通センター駅
The station building in January 2022
General information
Location	6-1-2 Heiwajima, Ōta, Tokyo （東京都大田区平和島6-1-2） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Monorail
Line(s)	Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	MO-04
History
Opened	15 December 1969; 54 years ago (15 December 1969)
Previous names	Shin-Heiwajima (until 1972)
Passengers
Daily (FY2011)	15,948
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Monorail Following station Ōi Keibajō Mae MO03 towards Monorail Hamamatsuchō Haneda Airport Line Rapid Haneda Airport Terminal 3 MO08 towards Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Haneda Airport Line Local Shōwajima MO05 towards Haneda Airport Terminal 2
Location Ryūtsū Center Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Ryūtsū Center Station Ryūtsū Center Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Ryūtsū Center Station Ryūtsū Center Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ryūtsū Center Station is served by the 17.8 km Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line from Monorail Hamamatsuchō in central Tokyo to Haneda Airport Terminal 2, and lies 8.7 km from the northern terminus of the line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō.^[1]

History

The station opened on 15 December 1969 as Shin-Heiwajima Station (新平和島駅).^[1] It gained its current name in January 1972^[1] (originally transliterated as Ryūtsū Sentā, but changed in 1992).^{[citation needed]} Rapid services began calling here on 18 March 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 15,948 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Ryutsu Center (TRC)
• Heiwajima Park

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. 213. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Tokyo Monorail station information (in Japanese)

35.5818°N 139.7491°E / 35.5818; 139.7491