Shin-Tsunashima Station

Shin-Tsunashima Station is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. The station is part of the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line.

Line

The station is served by the of the Tokyu Railways network.

Station Layout

Shin-Tsunashima Station is underground and features an island platform with two tracks. The fare gate concourse is 1-story underground while the platform level is 4-story underground. The concourse is decorated in pink, while the platforms are in cyan to symbolize Tsurumi River.
The station is close to Tsunashima Station which is served by the Tokyu.

Naming

Between August and September 2020, Tokyu Corporation held a public survey to decide the name of this station. The questionnaire asked the participants to choose between "Shin-Tsunashima" and "Higashi-Tsunashima" or suggest a different name which is not "Tsunashima". The survey saw 1898 people submitted their answers. "Shin-Tsunashima" won with 381 votes. "Tsunashima-onsen" was the most popular free suggestion with 247 votes, more than the 176 votes of "Higashi-Tsunashima". Other notable suggestions were "Tsunashima Higashi" and "Ōtsunabashi".

Ticketing

Because of the close proximity between Shin-Tsunashina and Tsunashima stations, all fares between Shin-tsunashima and Hiyoshi are the same as between Tsunashima and Hiyoshi. All season/commuter passes which cover the section between Tsunashima and Hiyoshi allow entering/exiting Shin-Tsunashima without additional charge, and vice versa. However, there is no free out-of-station interchange arrangement between Shin-tsunashima and Tsunashima. Exiting one station and entering the other station is treated as starting a separate journey.

History

Shin-Tsunashima Station opened on 18 March 2023, coinciding with the opening of the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line.