Keisei Hikifune Station Explained


Keisei Hikifune Station
Native Name:京成曳舟駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7186°N 139.8203°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Oshiage Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:3 November 1912
Former:Hikifune (until 1931)
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Keisei Hikifune Station

is a railway station on the Keisei Oshiage Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Keisei Hikifune Station is served by the 5.7 km Keisei Oshiage Line, and is located 1.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

This station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 3 November 1912, initially named .[1] It was renamed Keisei Hikifune on 18 November 1931.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Keisei Hikifune was assigned station number KS46.[2] [3]

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Keisei-Hikifune → Oshiage was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 210. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Web site: 京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします . "Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928125428/https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/22-034.pdf . 28 September 2022 . 25 February 2023 . keisei.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 6 June 2010 . 京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入 . Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065311/https://www.tetsudo.com/news/565/ . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . Tetsudo News . ja.
  4. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo . 2024-08-11 . Blog . en-US.