Tokyo Skytree Station

Not to be confused with Oshiage Station 'Skytree'.

TS02 Tokyo Skytree Station とうきょうスカイツリー駅
Station entrance in 2012
General information
Location	1-1-4 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	TS Tobu Skytree Line
Other information
Station code	TS-02
History
Opened	1902
Previous names	Azumabashi; Narihirabashi (until 2012)
Passengers
FY2012	105,199 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Asakusa TS01 Terminus Spacia X Kita-Senju TS09 towards Tōbu–Nikkō or Kinugawa–Onsen Kegon Hikifune TS04 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Kinu Hikifune TS04 towards Kinugawa–Onsen Aizu Kita-Senju TS09 towards Shin-Fujiwara Ryomo Hikifune TS04 towards Kuzū, Akagi or Isesaki Skytree Liner Hikifune TS04 towards Kasukabe Asakusa One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Hikifune TS04 towards Ōmiya or Kashiwa Asakusa TS01 Terminus Skytree Line Section Express Section Semi Express Local Hikifune TS04 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Location Tokyo Skytree Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Tokyo Skytree Station Tokyo Skytree Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tokyo Skytree Station (とうきょうスカイツリー駅, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki, officially stylized as TOKYO SKYTREE Station) 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.

Lines

Tokyo Skytree Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa, 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	TS Tobu Skytree Line	for Asakusa
2	TS Tobu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Ōmiya, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi

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  Platform 2 looking east, May 2012
• 
  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

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 m^2 to 700 m^2.[4]

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

On the 27 November 2022 a new elevated platform was opened for southbound trains headed for Asakusa Station.[6] 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.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 105,199 passengers daily.[8]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Skytree
• Sumida Aquarium
• Tobu Railway Head Office

Other stations

• Oshiage Station ( Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line) (approximately 10 minutes' walk and 1 stop away on the railway)
• Honjo-azumabashi Station ( Toei Asakusa Line)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Narihirabashi Station Information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
3. ３月１７日（土）伊勢崎線・日光線で一部ダイヤ改正を実施 [17 March Isesaki Line and Nikko Line Timetable Revision] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
4. 「とうきょうスカイツリー駅」改装オープン [Rebuilt Tokyo Skytree Station opened]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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 [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
6. "東武鉄道とうきょうスカイツリー駅付近「高架化」まず上り線、11月から" [Tobu Railway Tokyo Skytree Station to Open Elevated Platform for Inbound Trains in November]. news.railway-pressnet.com (in Japanese). 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. takuya), takuya870625(Umemoto. "とうきょうスカイツリー駅付近高架化工事（2021年4月24日取材） - Reports for the future ～未来へのレポート～". mirai-report.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

• Tobu station information (in Japanese)

35.7099°N 139.8094°E / 35.7099; 139.8094