Keisei Hikifune Station
Railway station in Tokyo, Japan
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Keisei Hikifune Station (京成曳舟駅, Keisei-Hikifune-eki) is a railway station on the Keisei Oshiage Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.
Japan
Keisei Electric Railway
Keisei Oshiage LineKS46 Keisei Hikifune Station 京成曳舟駅 | |||||||||||
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The west entrance in April 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′07″N 139°49′13″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Keisei Oshiage Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hikifune (until 1931) | ||||||||||
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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 Oshiage.[1]
Station layout
This station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | Keisei Oshiage Line |
for Oshiage Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Shimbashi, and Nishi-magome Keikyu Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (Int'l Terminal and Domestic Terminal), and Misakiguchi
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| 2 | Keisei Oshiage Line |
for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai |
The platforms in September 2015
History
The station opened on 3 November 1912, initially named Hikifune Station (曳舟駅).[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]
The west entrance in October 2007 before rebuilding
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]
