Ichigao Station
 Ichigao Station 市が尾駅 | |||||||||||
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 The west entrance in May 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1156-1 Ichigao-cho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 225-0024 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′06″N 139°32′30″E / 35.5516°N 139.5416°E | ||||||||||
| Operator |  Tōkyū Railways | ||||||||||
| Line |  Den-en-toshi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Shibuya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | DT18 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1966 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 43,403 | ||||||||||
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Ichigao Station (市が尾駅, Ichigao-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation.
Lines
[edit]Ichigao Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Chūō-rinkan in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is 20.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks with an elevated station building built over the platforms.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line | for Nagatsuta and Chūō-rinkan |
| 2 | ■ Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line | for Futako-tamagawa and Shibuya Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line for Oshiage Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe |
History
[edit]- April 1, 1966 (Showa 41): Ichigao Station opened with the extension of the Den-en-toshi Line between Mizonokuchi Station and Nagatsuta Station.[1]
- June 1979 (Showa 54): Elevated station building completed and a free passageway constructed.[1]
- April 1, 2015 (Heisei 27): The east entrance was renovated in conjunction with the East Exit station building project. At the same time, the station-adjacent commercial facility Etomo Ichigao opened.
- 2017 (Heisei 29):
- September 21: Platform screen doors installed on Track 2.
- October 29: Platform screen doors on Track 2 placed into operation.
- November 19: Platform screen doors installed on Track 1.
- December 24: Platform screen doors on Track 1 placed into operation.
Station Name
[edit]The station name is derived from the local place name. While the area is written as 「市ケ尾」 (Ichigao), the station name is written as 「市が尾」 (Ichigao). This difference arises from a policy implemented in January 1966, prior to the station’s opening, in which non-Tōyō kanji (present-day Jōyō kanji) and katakana used in station names on the Tōkyū Lines were replaced with hiragana. As a result, characters such as 「ヶ」 and 「ノ」 were changed to 「が」 and 「の」, respectively.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 43,403 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 44,497 | [3] |
| 2010 | 43,181 | [4] |
| 2015 | 44,121 | [5] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Aoba Ward Office
- Ichigao Cave Tomb Cluster
- Toin University of Yokohama
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Miyata, Michikazu (1 September 2008). Tokyu Station: Past and Present, Remnants of the Showa Era (in Japanese). Japan: JTB Publishing. ISBN 9784533071669.
- ↑ "2020年度乗降人員" (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Ichigao Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
