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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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⚫ | 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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⚫ | 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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⚫ | 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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⚫ | 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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==Passenger statistics== |
==Passenger statistics== |
Revision as of 11:21, 20 July 2014
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Standort | 1-1-4 Oshiage |
Operated by | Tobu 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Asakusa_Station_1927.jpg/220px-Asakusa_Station_1927.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Tobu_Narihirabashi_sta_002.jpg/220px-Tobu_Narihirabashi_sta_002.jpg)
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 |
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Platform 2 looking east, May 2012
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Asakusa-bound train at Platform 1, May 2012
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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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
- Tokyo Skytree
- Tobu Railway Head Office
Other stations
- Oshiage Station (
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line) (approximately 10 minutes' walk)
- Honjo-azumabashi Station (
Toei Asakusa Line)
References
- ^ "Narihirabashi Station Information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
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External links
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