Ryūtsū Center Station

MO04
Ryūtsū Center Station
流通センター駅
The station building
Location 6-1-2 Heiwajima, Ōta, Tokyo
（東京都大田区平和島6-1-2）
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Monorail
Line(s) Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
History
Opened 1969
Previous names Shin-Heiwajima (until 1972)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 15,948 daily

Ryūtsū Center Station (流通センター駅, Ryūtsū Sentā-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means "Logistics Center", and comes from its location near various warehousing and forwarding facilities, including Tokyo's primary rail freight terminal, Tokyo Freight Terminal.

Lines

Ryūtsū Center 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 8.7 km from the northern terminus of the line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Haneda Express: Does not stop at this station
Ōi Keibajō-mae   Rapid   Haneda Airport International Terminal
Ōi Keibajō-mae   Local   Shōwajima

History

The station opened on 15 December 1969 as Shin-Heiwajima Station (新平和島駅).[1] It gained its current name in January 1972[1] (originally transliterated as Ryūtsū Sentā, but changed in 1992). Rapid services began calling here on 18 March 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 15,948 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Heiwajima Park

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.

Coordinates: 35°34′54″N 139°44′57″E / 35.5818°N 139.7491°E / 35.5818; 139.7491

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