Takatsu_Station_(Kanagawa) Knowpia

DT09
Takatsu Station

高津駅
DT09; Takatsu Station; 高津駅
	The station platforms in August 2014
General information
Location	4 Futago, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City; Kanagawa Prefecture 213-0002; Japan
Coordinates	35°36′12″N 139°37′00″E / 35.603263°N 139.616763°E
Operated by	Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)	DT Den-en-toshi Line; OM Ōimachi Line;
Distance	10.7 km (6.6 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	DT09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1927; 96 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	32,388
Services
Location
	Takatsu Station Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Takatsu Station Takatsu Station (Kanagawa Prefecture) Takatsu Station Takatsu Station (Japan)

Takatsu Station (高津駅, Takatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation.

Lines edit

Takatsu Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Chūō-Rinkan in Kanagawa Prefecture, and by the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line. It is 10.7 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya and 11.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line at Ōimachi Station..

Station layout edit

The station consists of four tracks and two elevated opposed side platforms and an elevated station. The two center tracks are used only for through traffic.

Platforms edit

1	DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line	for Saginuma, Nagatsuta, and Chūō-rinkan
1	OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line	for Mizonokuchi DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line for Saginuma and Nagatsuta
2	■ For Passing	-
3	■ For Passing	-
4	DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line	for 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
4	OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line	for Futako-Tamagawa, Jiyūgaoka, and Ōimachi

The east entrance in November 2011
The west entrance in November 2011
Panorama of both exit gates from inside the station, August 2014

History edit

The station platforms in 2000, before remodeling

Takatsu Station opened on July 15, 1927, as a station on the Tamagawa Electric Railway (玉川電気鉄道, Tamagawa Denski Tetsudo). It became a station on the Ōimachi Line from July 1, 1943. In 1966, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station with the opening of the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. Between 2007 and 2009, the platforms were rebuilt for the expansion of Ōimachi Line. ^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,388 passengers daily.^[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	25,802	^[2]
2010	28,429	^[3]
2015	31,256	^[4]

Surrounding area edit

Teikyo University Mizoguchi Hospital
Japan National Route 409
Kawasaki City Takatsu Library
Kawasaki City Takatsu Elementary School

References edit

^ "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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.