is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Shindaita Station is served by the 12.7 km

from in Tokyo to . Located between and , it is 3.5 km from the Shibuya terminus.

Service pattern

Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level opposing

side platforms A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

on either side of the two tracks, which are side by side. The station building is built above the tracks. The platforms, however, are built in a cutting, over which runs

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318 (); for this reason part of the platform is located under this road. The ticket gates are located alongside the road. Between the ticket gates and platform there is a wheelchair escalator as well as an

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. The toilets are located on platform 1, and include a multi-purpose toilet. File:Shin-Daita-Sta-gate.JPG, The ticket barriers, May 2011 File:Shin-Daita-Sta-Platform.JPG, The platforms, May 2011

Platforms

History

The station first opened on August 1, 1933, as . It was renamed Shindaita on July 21, 1966. From February 22, 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Shindaita Station becoming "IN06".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 8,288 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Shindaita Station is only some 500 m from Shimo-Kitazawa and Higashi-Matsubara stations on either side. From the middle of the Shibuya-bound platform, one can actually see both of the neighboring stations. Perhaps because Shimo-Kitazawa is only a few minutes away on foot and because just outside the station is Kannana Dori Avenue, there is no

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by the station.

References

External links

Shindaita Station information
(Keio) {{coord, 35.6626, N, 139.6605, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Stations of Keio Corporation Keio Inokashira Line Railway stations in Tokyo