is a

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in Edogawa,

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, Japan. Its station number is S-20. The station is the easternmost station in Tokyo. The station opened on 14 September 1986.

Lines

Shinozaki Station is served by the

Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the municipal Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and in the west. At Shinjuku, most trains continue as through services to on the ...

and is 20.7 km from the terminus at . Only local services stop at this station, except on the first Saturday in August, where express trains stop at this station to provide service to the Edogawa fireworks festival.

Platforms

Shinozaki Station consists of a single

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served by two tracks. File:Toei-subway-S20-Shinozaki-station-platform-20190831-155303.jpg, Platforms

History

Shinozaki Station opened on 14 September 1986 as the terminus of the

. It became an intermediate station on 19 March 1989 when the extension to opened. The west gate (Twin Place side) of the station opened on 20 May 2008.

Platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail ...

were brought into service on 19 May 2018.

Surrounding area

The station is located underground just north of National Route 14 ( Keiyō Road) and the

Shuto Expressway The is a network of Toll road, tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are Grade separation, grade separated and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require cauti ...

's No. 7 Komatsugawa Line. Commercial and shopping facilities are clustered around the station, but the remainder is primarily residential. The Edogawa River is approximately 1 kilometer northeast. Other points of interest include: * Edogawa Grounds * Tokyo Metropolitan Shinozaki High School * Edogawa Municipal Shinozaki Junior High School * Edogawa Municipal Shinozaki 2nd Junior High School * Edogawa Municipal Shinozaki Elementary School * Kōtsu Kaikan Shinozaki Building * Shinozaki Twin Place

Connecting bus service

Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group. It was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus services Offices * Edogawa Office * Kanamachi Office * Matsudo Office * Ichikawa ...

: Shinozaki-Eki * Shino 01: for Edogawa City Hall * Shinko 71: for Shin-Koiwa Station, Mizue Station * Ko 72: for Edogawa Sports Land, Koiwa Station

Toei Bus The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division, the . It is also called . The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the special wards of Tokyo, as well as those in the city of Ōme in the western Tama Area. It creates a virtual mo ...

: Shinozaki-Ekimae * Funa 28: for

Funabori Station is a subway station in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Toei Subway. Its station number is S-17. Line Funabori Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line. Station layout Funabori Station consists of two side platforms served by two tracks. ...

References

External links

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Shinozaki Station
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinozaki Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986 Edogawa, Tokyo Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation