Higashi-Mukōjima Station
Higashi-Mukōjima Station 東向島駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 4-29-7 Higashi-Mukōjima, Sumida, Tokyo (墨田区東向島4-29-7) Japan |
Operated by | Tobu Railway |
Line(s) | Tobu Skytree Line |
History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Previous names | Tamanoi (until 1988) |
Passengers | |
[1] | 16,867 daily |
Higashi-Mukōjima Station (東向島駅, Higashi-Mukōjima eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen in Saitama Prefecture. It is located 3.2 km from Asakusa Station.[2]
Station layout
Higashi-Mukōjima Station has two opposite side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Saitama, and Minami-Kurihashi |
2 | ■ Tobu Skytree Line | for Hikifune and Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Tobu Skytree Line (TS-05) | ||||
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Kirifuri: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Section Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hikifune (TS-04) | Section Express | Kanegafuchi (TS-06) | ||
Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hikifune (TS-04) | Section Semi-Express | Kanegafuchi (TS-06) | ||
Hikifune (TS-04) | Local | Kanegafuchi (TS-06) |
History
The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Shirahige Station (白鬚駅), but operations were suspended from 15 July 1905, and the station was formally closed from 4 April 1908. It reopened as Tamanoi Station (玉ノ井駅) on 1 October 1923 following urban regrowth after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. On 12 December 1987, the station was renamed Higashi-Mukōjima Station.[2]
Surrounding area
- Tobu Museum, located beneath the elevated station and tracks, with viewing windows located beneath the platforms
- Mukōjima Hyakkaen, flower garden dating from the Edo period
- Tokyo Metropolitan Sumidagawa High School
- Route 6 (Mito Kaidō)
- Meiji Dōri
References
- ^ a b Higashi-Mukōjima Station information Retrieved on 12 March 2009 Template:Ja icon
- ^ a b 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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