is a railway station on the

Tobu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki Line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Me ...

Sumida, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of 1 April 2025, the ward has an estimated population of 287,766 and a population dens ...

, Japan, operated by the

private railway A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector. Japan In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...

operator

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

Lines

Kanegafuchi station is served by the

, and is located from the Tokyo terminus at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two tracks with two additional centre tracks for non-stopping trains.

Platforms

File:Kanegafuchi station -exit - east march16-2014.jpg, The east entrance in March 2014 File:Tobu-railway-TS06-Kanegafuchi-station-platform-20221214-084046.jpg, The platforms in December 2022

History

The station opened on 1 April 1902. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kanegafuchi Station becoming "TS-06".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 12,553 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Arakawa River *

Sumida River The is a river that flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi (in Kita-ku) and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Arak ...

* Sumidagawa Shrine * Mokuboji Temple

References

External links

* {{coord, 35.7336, N, 139.8206, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902 Railway stations in Tokyo