Takatsu Station (Kanagawa)

Takatsu Station (高津駅) is a passenger railway station located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Tokyu Corporation.

Lines
Takatsu Station is served by the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Chūō-Rinkan in Kanagawa Prefecture, and by the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line. It is 10.7 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya and 11.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line at Ōimachi Station..

Station layout
The station consists of four tracks and two elevated opposed side platforms and an elevated station. The two center tracks are used only for through traffic.

History
Takatsu Station opened on July 15, 1927, as a station on the Tamagawa Electric Railway (玉川電気鉄道). It became a station on the Ōimachi Line from July 1, 1943. In 1966, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station with the opening of the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. Between 2007 and 2009, the platforms were rebuilt for the expansion of Ōimachi Line.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,388 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

 * Teikyo University Mizoguchi Hospital
 * Japan National Route 409
 * Kawasaki City Takatsu Library
 * Kawasaki City Takatsu Elementary School