Heiwajima Station Explained

Heiwajima Station
Native Name:	平和島駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	Keikyu
Address:	Ōta, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Keihin Electric Express Railway
Line:	Main Line
Structure:	Elevated
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	1901
Former:	Sawada; Gakkō-ura (until 1961)

Heiwajima Station (Japanese: 平和島駅|Heiwajima-eki, pronounced as /ja/) is a railway station of theKeihin Electric Express Railway located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

• Keikyū Main Line

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. Both platforms are on the upper level and connected by stairs, escalators and elevators to the ground level where ticket office, gates and toilets are located.^[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on February 1, 1901 as . Later the name was changed to, meaning "behind the school". The present name Heiwajima was given 1 September 1961. The platforms were moved to the elevated tracks in 1970.^[1]

Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Heiwajima was assigned station number KK08.^[2]

Around the station

To the east of the station is Heiwanomori-Kōen (平和の森公園) park.

External links

• Heiwanomori-Kōen Park
• Heiwanomori-Kōen Archery fields

35.5781°N 139.7347°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 京急まちWeb . Keikyu Corporation . January 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012081254/http://www.keikyu-ensen.com/stationDetail/9 . October 12, 2013 .
2. Web site: 25 June 2010 . 京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します . Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145632/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/news/2010/detail/001333.html . 21 February 2014 . 27 February 2023 . KEIKYU WEB.