Shinden Station (Saitama)

{{short description|Railway station in Sōka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}

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| name = {{TBSN|TS|18|size=50}}
Shinden Station

| native_name = 新田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Tobu-railway-TS18-Shinden-station-building-east-20231228-145105.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Shiden Station east entrance in December 2023

| other_name =

| address = 263-2 Kinmeichō, Sōka-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0052

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.85411|N|139.79537|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 36px Tōbu Railway

| line = {{TBLS|TS}} Tōbu Skytree Line

| distance = 20.5 km from {{STN|Asakusa|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 4

| connections =

| structure = Elevated

| code = TS-18

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/1405/}}

| opened = 20 December 1899

| rebuilt = March 1992

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 31,295 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shinden Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tobu

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|note-left={{TBSN|TS|17|size=30}}|note-right={{TBSN|TS|19|size=30}}

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{{nihongo|Shinden Station|新田駅|Shinden-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōka, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

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Lines

Shingen Station is served by the Tōbu Skytree Line, and is 20.5 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at {{STN|Asakusa|x}}.

Station layout

The station has one elevated island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located underneath the platforms. There are two additional tracks for non-stop trains to bypass this station.

=Platforms=

{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Tōbu Skytree Line|symbol={{TBLS|TS}}|dir=for {{STN|Kita-Senju|x}}, {{STN|Hikifune|x}}, and {{STN|Asakusa|x}}
18px Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for {{STN|Ueno|x}} and {{STN|Naka-meguro|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Tōbu Skytree Line|symbol={{TBLS|TS}}|dir=for {{STN|Kita-Koshigaya|x}}, {{STN|Kasukabe|x}}, and {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}
18px Tobu Nikko Line for {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}}}}

Tobu-railway-TS18-Shinden-station-building-west-20231228-145419.jpg|The west entrance in December 2023

Tobu-railway-TS18-Shinden-station-platform-20231228-144429.jpg|The platform in December 2023

History

The station opened on 20 December 1899.{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 222 |isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The station was closed on 2 December 1908 and reopened on 10 November 1925. It was rebuilt as an elevated station in March 1992.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shinden Station becoming "TS-18".{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title=ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します|trans-title=Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 27 May 2012}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,295 passengers daily.{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）|trans-title=Station information: Passenger figures|year= 2021|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 January 2021}}