is a railway station on the

Keio Inokashira Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation in the western suburbs of Edo, connecting in Tokyo with in Musashino, Tokyo, Musashino City. It is not physically connected to the Keiō Line, Keio Main ...

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Keio Corporation is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retailer, retail, real estate and other industries. The Keio railway network connects western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Tokyo, Chōfu, Fuc ...

Lines

Shinsen Station is served by the 12.7 km

from in Tokyo to . Located between and , it is 0.5 km from the Shibuya terminus.

Service pattern

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

Station layout

The station has two opposing

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at ground level on either side of the two tracks, which are side by side. The station building is built above the tracks. Although it is considered to be an above-ground station, most of the station is actually within a

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so it is somewhat like an underground station. The effective length of the platform was once only enough to accommodate three 18 m long train cars. As a result, the doors on two cars of trains coming from Kichijoji would not open (even earlier, there was also a period in which some trains simply bypassed the station altogether). The ticket gate and station building on the Shibuya end of the station was extremely simple, in contrast to the current station, which includes a store and entrance on the Shōtō side. Later, when the Keio 1000 series trains were introduced, which had 20-meter cars, the platform was extended by construction into the tunnel, and starting on September 28, 1995, all doors on trains stopping at the station could open. During the period when the doors would not open, on the inside of the tunnel outside the unopening doors was written the words, . Along with the construction in 1995 of the tunnel, construction to renovate the station as a whole was begun and on December 2, 1996, the current station was opened. There are

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between both platforms and the ticket gates. The toilet is located on the upper level by the ticket gates. It includes a multi-purpose toilet, intended to as part of the station’s scheme of

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. The station was selected for the feature by the former , now part of the

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Platforms

History

The station opened on August 1, 1933. From February 22, 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Shinsen Station becoming "IN02".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9,871 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

While rents are high in Shinsen, due to the close proximity to Shibuya, cheaper options are to be found nearer the Dogenzaka side of the station, which is predominantly made up of apartments for single occupants. This area was well known for its

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s, though in recent years the area has been redeveloped due to a string of trendy new restaurants, bars, and ''izakayas''. Shinsen is also host to a burgeoning artistic community with galleries, livehouses and studios.

References

External links

Shinsen Station information
(Keio) {{coord, 35.6572, N, 139.6936, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Stations of Keio Corporation Buildings and structures in Shibuya Keio Inokashira Line Railway stations in Tokyo