Ryūtsū Center Station
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.
History
The station opened on 15 December 1969 as Shin-Heiwajima Station (新平和島駅). It gained its current name in January 1972 (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.
Surrounding area
- Tokyo Ryutsu Center (TRC)
- Heiwajima Park
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryutsu Center Station.
- Tokyo Monorail station information (in Japanese)