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MO05 Shōwajima Station 昭和島駅
The platforms at the Shōwajima Station in January 2022
General information
Location	2-2-1 Shōwajima, Ōta, Tokyo （東京都大田区昭和島2-2-1） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Monorail
Line(s)	Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	MO-05
History
Opened	7 February 1985; 39 years ago (7 February 1985)
Passengers
FY2011	4,411 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Monorail Following station Ryūtsū CenterMO04towards Monorail Hamamatsuchō Haneda Airport LineLocal SeibijōMO06towards Haneda Airport Terminal 2
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Shōwajima Station (昭和島駅, Shōwajima-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

Shōwajima Station is served by the 17.8 km Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line from Monorail Hamamatsuchō in central Tokyo to Haneda Airport Terminal 2, and lies 9.9 km from the northern terminus of the line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō. Only all-stops "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by underpass with entrances and ticket barriers on the east and west sides of the station.

Platforms

Local trains normally use platforms 1 and 4 to allow non-stop Haneda Express services to pass.

History

The station opened as an unmanned station on 7 February 1985 beside Shōwajima Depot, initially for use by depot staff and workers in nearby factories around the area. From 19 June 1992, all Local trains began stopping at Shōwajima Station, and the station became fully staffed from 28 September 2000. The passing loops at the station were brought into use from 18 March 2007, allowing non-stop Haneda Express services to pass here.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,411 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Showajima Maintenance Depot

References

1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 東京モノレール：モノレールご利用案内＞昭和島駅＞構内情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 October 2011.
3. 東京モノレール株式会社社史編纂委員会 『東京モノレール50年史』 東京モノレール株式会社、2014年9月、9頁。

External links

• Tokyo Monorail station information (in Japanese)

35°34′13″N 139°45′00″E / 35.5704°N 139.7499°E / 35.5704; 139.7499

• Stations of Tokyo Monorail
• Tokyo Monorail Haneda Line
• Railway stations in Tokyo
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1985