Kanegafuchi Station
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TS06 Kanegafuchi Station 鐘ヶ淵駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Kanegafuchi Station and west entrance in May 2013 | |||||||||||
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Location | 5-50-2 Sumida, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | TS Tobu Skytree Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 4.2 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Station code | TS-06 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1902 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2014 | 12,553 daily | ||||||||||
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Kanegafuchi station (鐘ヶ淵駅, Kanegafuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Kanegafuchi station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is located 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks with two additional centre tracks for non-stopping trains.[2]
Platforms
[edit]1 | TS Tobu Skytree Line | for Kita-Senju, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi |
2 | TS Tobu Skytree Line | for Asakusa |
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The east entrance in March 2014
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The platforms in December 2022
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Tobu_Kanegafuchi_sta_003.jpg/220px-Tobu_Kanegafuchi_sta_003.jpg)
The station opened on 1 April 1902.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kanegafuchi Station becoming "TS-06".[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 12,553 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Arakawa River
- Sumida River
- Sumidagawa Shrine
- Mokuboji Temple
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Sugizaki, Yukiyasu (22 July 2015). 東武鉄道 各駅停車 [Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-8003-0682-1.
- ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)