is a junction passenger

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located in

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Mizonokuchi Station is served by the

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and

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. It is 11.4 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at

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, and is the starting point of Tōkyū Ōimachi Line services, which branch off at Futako-tamagawa Station. Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station on the

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is located adjacent to it.

Station layout

Mizonokuchi Station has two opposed elevated

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s serving four tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by underpasses.

Platforms

History

Mizonokuchi Station opened on July 15, 1927, with the name in Japanese originally written as . The Japanese name was changed to the present format on January 20, 1966. Initially built with a single

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, the station was expanded in 1992 to four tracks and two

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 155,777 passengers daily for the Den-en-Toshi Line and 57,731 passengers daily for the Ōimachi Line The daily average passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station

References

External links

* {{Tokyu Oimachi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1966 Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa