Tsunashima Station

Tsunashima
綱島

East Exit of Tsunashima Station
Location 1-1-8 Tsunashima, Kōhoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(横浜市港北区綱島西一丁目1-8)
Japan
Operated by Tokyu Corporation
Line(s) Tokyu Toyoko Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1926
Previous names Tsunashima-Onsen (until 1944)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008) 99,302 daily

Tsunashima Station (綱島駅 Tsunashima-eki) is a railway station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Tsunashima Station is served by the Tokyu Toyoko Line, and is 15.8 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya Station.

Station layout

Tsunashima Station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building and bus terminal underneath.

Platforms

1  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Kikuna, Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
2  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Jiyūgaoka, Shibuya
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi
Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkōen
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Hiyoshi   Express   Kikuna
Hiyoshi   Local   Ōkurayama

History

The station first opened as Tsunashima-Onsen Station (綱島温泉駅) on February 14, 1926. It received its present name on October 20, 1944. The station was rebuilt and tracks were elevated in November 1963 and the station building was refurbished in 2001, with a new North Exit and see-through ticket gates at the main entrance, as well as new escalators and elevators.

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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