Higashi-Mukōjima Station

Higashi-Mukōjima Station
東向島駅

Station entrance, April 2015
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)
Traffic
Passengers ([1]) 16,867 daily
View of the platforms with viewing windows from the Tobu Museum visible beneath the platforms, January 2011

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, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi
2  Tobu Skytree Line for Hikifune and Asakusa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
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

References

  1. 1 2 Higashi-Mukōjima Station information Retrieved on 12 March 2009 (Japanese)
  2. 1 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.

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Coordinates: 35°43′28″N 139°49′10″E / 35.7244°N 139.8195°E / 35.7244; 139.8195

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