Shōwajima Station

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 Center MO04 towards Monorail Hamamatsuchō Haneda Airport Line Local Seibijō MO06 towards Haneda Airport Terminal 2
Location Shōwajima Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Shōwajima Station Shōwajima Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Shōwajima Station Shōwajima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shōwajima Station (昭和島駅, Shōwajima-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.

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.^[1] Only all-stops "Local" services stop at this station.

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.^[2]

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

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.^[1] From 19 June 1992, all Local trains began stopping at Shōwajima Station, and the station became fully staffed from 28 September 2000.^[3] The passing loops at the station were brought into use from 18 March 2007, allowing non-stop Haneda Express services to pass here.^[1]

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,411 passengers daily.^[1]

• Showajima Maintenance Depot

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Showajima Station.

• Tokyo Monorail station information (in Japanese)

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