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{{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Skytree Station'''|とうきょうスカイツリー駅|Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Tobu Skytree Line]] in [[Sumida, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by the private railway operator [[Tobu Railway]].<ref name="tobu">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/1103.html|title= Narihirabashi Station Information|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= |language= Japanese|format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 28 December 2010}}</ref> It is adjacent to the [[Tokyo Skytree]] and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.
{{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Skytree Station'''|とうきょうスカイツリー駅|Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Tobu Skytree Line]] in [[Sumida, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by the private railway operator [[Tobu Railway]].<ref name="tobu">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/1103.html|title= Narihirabashi Station Information|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= |language= Japanese|format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 28 December 2010}}</ref> It is adjacent to the [[Tokyo Skytree]] and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.

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==History==
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[[File:Asakusa Station 1927.jpg|thumb|Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus in 1927]]
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[[File:Tobu Narihirabashi sta 002.jpg|thumb|The entrance of Narihirabashi Station, January 2008]]
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The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as {{Nihongo|Azumabashi Station|吾妻橋駅|Azumabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans_title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 197| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref> The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed {{Nihongo|Asakusa Station|浅草駅|Asakusa-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 25 May 1931, this was renamed {{Nihongo|Narihirabashi Station|業平橋駅|Narihirabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/>

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===Redevelopment and renaming===
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Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station from 17 March 2012, ahead of the opening of the [[Tokyo Skytree]] and adjoining Skytree Town shopping and office complex on 22 May 2012.<ref name="tobu20120126">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/4078/120126_1.pdf|title= ３月１７日（土）伊勢崎線・日光線で一部ダイヤ改正を実施|trans_title= 17 March Isesaki Line and Nikko Line Timetable Revision |work= Tobu News |publisher= Tobu Railway|date= 26 January 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 26 January 2012}}</ref> From this date, all up limited express (''[[Tobu 100 series|Spacia]]'', ''Ryōmō'', and ''Shimotsuke'') services and four down ''Spacia Kinu'' services stop at the station.<ref name="tobu20120126"/> The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m<sup>2</sup> to 700 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="yomiuri20120420">{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20120420-OYT1T00390.htm|title= 「とうきょうスカイツリー駅」改装オープン|trans_title= Rebuilt Tokyo Skytree Station opened|work= Yomiuri Online |publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|date= 20 April 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 20 April 2012}}</ref>

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From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02".<ref name="tobu20120209">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|title= 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します|trans_title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 27 May 2012}}</ref>


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==History==
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[[File:Asakusa Station 1927.jpg|thumb|Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus in 1927]]
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[[File:Tobu Narihirabashi sta 002.jpg|thumb|The entrance of Narihirabashi Station, January 2008]]
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The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as {{Nihongo|Azumabashi Station|吾妻橋駅|Azumabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans_title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 197| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref> The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed {{Nihongo|Asakusa Station|浅草駅|Asakusa-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 25 May 1931, this was renamed {{Nihongo|Narihirabashi Station|業平橋駅|Narihirabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/>

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===Redevelopment and renaming===
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Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station from 17 March 2012, ahead of the opening of the [[Tokyo Skytree]] and adjoining Skytree Town shopping and office complex on 22 May 2012.<ref name="tobu20120126">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/4078/120126_1.pdf|title= ３月１７日（土）伊勢崎線・日光線で一部ダイヤ改正を実施|trans_title= 17 March Isesaki Line and Nikko Line Timetable Revision |work= Tobu News |publisher= Tobu Railway|date= 26 January 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 26 January 2012}}</ref> From this date, all up limited express (''[[Tobu 100 series|Spacia]]'', ''Ryōmō'', and ''Shimotsuke'') services and four down ''Spacia Kinu'' services stop at the station.<ref name="tobu20120126"/> The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m<sup>2</sup> to 700 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="yomiuri20120420">{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20120420-OYT1T00390.htm|title= 「とうきょうスカイツリー駅」改装オープン|trans_title= Rebuilt Tokyo Skytree Station opened|work= Yomiuri Online |publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|date= 20 April 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 20 April 2012}}</ref>

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From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02".<ref name="tobu20120209">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|title= 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します|trans_title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 27 May 2012}}</ref>


==Passenger statistics==
==Passenger statistics==

Revision as of 11:21, 20 July 2014

とうきょうスカイツリー
Station entrance, May 2012
General information
Standort1-1-4 Oshiage
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Skytree Line

Tokyo Skytree Station (とうきょうスカイツリー駅, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1] It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.

History

Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus in 1927
The entrance of Narihirabashi Station, January 2008

The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Azumabashi Station (吾妻橋駅, Azumabashi-eki).[2] The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908.[2] On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki).[2] On 25 May 1931, this was renamed Narihirabashi Station (業平橋駅, Narihirabashi-eki).[2]

Redevelopment and renaming

Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station from 17 March 2012, ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Skytree and adjoining Skytree Town shopping and office complex on 22 May 2012.[3] From this date, all up limited express (Spacia, Ryōmō, and Shimotsuke) services and four down Spacia Kinu services stop at the station.[3] The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m2 to 700 m2.[4]

From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02".[5]

Lines

Tokyo Skytree Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu, and is 1.1 km from the line's Asakusa terminus.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 ■ Skytree Line for Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu
2 ■ Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Saitama, and Minami-Kurihashi
  • Platform 2 looking east, May 2012
    Platform 2 looking east, May 2012
  • Asakusa-bound train at Platform 1, May 2012
    Asakusa-bound train at Platform 1, May 2012

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-02)
Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu (TS-01)   Limited Express Spacia   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Limited Express Ryōmō   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Limited Express Kirifuri   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Limited Express Shimotsuke   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Rapid   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Section Rapid   Kita-Senju (TS-09)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Section Express   Hikifune (TS-04)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Section Semi-express   Hikifune (TS-04)
Asakusa (TS-01)   Local   Hikifune (TS-04)

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 105,199 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

Other stations

References

  1. ^ "Narihirabashi Station Information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "３月１７日（土）伊勢崎線・日光線で一部ダイヤ改正を実施" (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "「とうきょうスカイツリー駅」改装オープン". Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します" (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員）" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 10 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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