Keisei Takasago Station Explained


Keisei Takasago Station
Native Name:京成高砂駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:5-28-1 Takasago, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Distance:12.7 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms + 1 side platform
Tracks:5
Code:KS10
Opened:3 November 1912
Passengers:98,982 daily[1]
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Tokyo
Map Dot Label:Keisei Takasago Station

is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway and Hokuso Railway.

Lines

Keisei Takasago Station is served by the following lines.

It lies 12.7km (07.9miles) from the starting point of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Ueno Station.

Layout

There are two island platforms serving four tracks (Nos. 1–4) on the ground level and one elevated side platform (No. 5) for the Keisei Kanamachi Line.[2] The elevated Kanamachi Line platform opened on 5 July 2010.[3]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 3 November 1912 as .[4] It was renamed on 26 June 1913, and became Keisei Takasago from 18 November 1931.[4]

The Hokuso Railway opened on 31 March 1991, and the Narita Sky Access Line opened on 17 July 2010. On the same day in 2010, station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Keisei Takasago was assigned station number KS10.[5] [6]

See also

External links

35.751°N 139.8669°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 駅別乗降人員. 11 March 2017. 2 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802000857/http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/people_top.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Keisei Takasago. Keisei Electric Railway. 17 July 2010. 18 July 2010.
  3. Web site: 7月5日(月)始発より京成高砂駅金町線専用ホーム使用開始. Keisei Electric Railway. 17 July 2010. 18 July 2010.
  4. 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 . ja . 210. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.