is a railway station in
Shinagawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies.
, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population d ...
, Japan, operated by
Tokyo Monorail
The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Haneda Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato, Tokyo, Minato ...
and
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on ...
(TWR). It is a set of two stations connected by an elevated walkway about 100 m long.
Lines
The Tokyo Monorail station is served by the
Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line between in central Tokyo and . The TWR station is served by the underground
TWR Rinkai Line between and , with many through trains continuing to and from the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East)
Saikyō Line
The Saikyō Line () is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station (Saitama), Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is a portmant ...
and
Kawagoe Line
The Kawagoe Line () is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are , , and .
Servic ...
.
Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Platforms
The monorail station has two unnumbered elevated
side platform
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, ...
s, and two sets of ticket barriers.
File:Tennozu Isle Station ticket barriers 20150419.JPG, The ticket machines and ticket barriers, April 2015
File:Tennozu_Isle_Station_platform_20150222_153447.jpg, The platforms, February 2015
Tennozu isle sta south.jpg, The Tokyo Monorail station south entrance, January 2005
Tokyo Waterfront Rapid Transit
Platforms
The TWR station has an underground station concourse on the basement ("1BF") level, and a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
on the third-basement ("3BF") level, serving two tracks. There are three entrances to the station: "A", "B", and "C".
File:Rinkai-Line_Tennozu-Isle-STA_Home.jpg, The platforms, March 2022
Tennozu isle sta a.jpg, Entrance A to the Rinkai Line station, January 2005
History
The Tokyo Monorail station opened on 19 June 1992.
The TWR Rinkai Line station opened on 31 March 2001.
Station numbering was introduced to the Rinkai Line platforms in 2016 with Tennōzu Isle being assigned station number R05.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the Tokyo Monorail station was used by an average of 26,651 passengers daily, and the TWR station was used by 15,513 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
* The
Tennōzu Isle
is an area surrounding Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is a waterfront district known for its various leisure attractions and piers.
History
Tennōzu Isle was built on reclaimed land. It is named after Gozu Tennō, whose mask was brought up from the ...
area
* Tokyo Immigration Bureau
* Sea Fort Square
* NYK Tennoz Building
**
Marza Animation Planet Headquarters
*Daiichi Hotel Tokyo Sea Fort
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Tokyo Monorail Tennōzu Isle Station
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TWR Rinkai Line
Tokyo Monorail Haneda Line
Stations of Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
Stations of Tokyo Monorail
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1992
Railway stations in Japan opened in 2001