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 ...

in Sumida,

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, 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 ...

. It is adjacent to the

Tokyo Skytree , also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,

and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.

Lines

Tokyo Skytree Station is served by the

from , and is 1.1 km from the line's Asakusa terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of one

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:東武鉄道とうきょうスカイツリー駅.JPG, Platform 2 looking east, May 2012 File:東武鉄道とうきょうスカイツリー駅入出口.jpg, The station entrance in May 2012

Adjacent stations

All kinds of the limited express excluding ''Skytree Liner'' and ''Urban Park Liner'' stop at Hikifune Station as the next or previous station at only the morning and evening. At the noon, all of the limited express except ''Skytree Liner'' and ''Urban Park Liner'' stop at Kita-Senju Station as the next or previous station.

History

The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as . The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908. On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed . On 25 May 1931, this was renamed .

Redevelopment and renaming

Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station from 17 March 2012, ahead of the opening of the

Tokyo Skytree , also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,

and adjoining Skytree Town shopping and office complex on 22 May 2012. From this date, all up limited express ('' Spacia'', ''Ryōmō'', and ''Shimotsuke'') services and four down ''Spacia Kinu'' services stop at the station. The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m² to 700 m². From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02". On the 27 November 2022 a new elevated platform was opened for southbound trains headed for

Asakusa Station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It forms one terminus of the original subway line in Tokyo, now the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Ginza Line. Station layo ...

. This is part of the 2017-2024 project of elevating the tracks in order to eliminate a level crossing to the east of the SkyTree complex. The station is being elevated and relocated 150 meters to the east. Instead of one island platform with two tracks, the new station will have 3 tracks, an island platform and a side platform.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

Tokyo Skytree , also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,

Sumida Aquarium is a public aquarium located on the 5th and 6th floors of the Tokyo Skytree in Sumida, Tokyo. It opened in 2012 at the same time as Tokyo Skytree itself. It is managed by ORIX real estate corporation. Exhibits According to the aquarium's websit ...

* Tobu Railway Head Office

Other stations

Oshiage Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex. Lines Oshiage Station i ...

(

Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo subway lines, ...

) (approximately 10 minutes' walk and 1 stop away on the railway) * Honjo-azumabashi Station ( Subway TokyoAsakusa

Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta and in Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, un ...

)

References

External links

Tobu station information
{{coord, 35.7099, N, 139.8094, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Tobu Skytree Line Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902

Lines

Station layout

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Redevelopment and renaming

Passenger statistics

Surrounding area

Other stations

See also

References

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