Aoto Station

KS09
Aoto Station

青砥駅
Aoto Station entrance in January 2008
General information
Location3-36-1 Aoto, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°44′45.2″N 139°51′22.7″E / 35.745889°N 139.856306°E / 35.745889; 139.856306
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeKS09
History
Opened1 November 1928
Passengers
FY201547,719 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Nippori
KS02
towards Keisei Ueno
 Skyliner
(limited service)
 Shin-Kamagaya
HS08
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Morningliner
Eveningliner 		Keisei Funabashi
KS22
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Main Line
"Rapid" Limited Express
 Keisei Takasago
KS10
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Main Line
Access Express
 Keisei Takasago
KS10
Terminus
Main Line
Limited Express
Commuter Express
 Keisei Takasago
KS10
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Senjuōhashi
KS05
towards Keisei Ueno
 Main Line
Rapid
Ohanajaya
KS08
towards Keisei Ueno
 Main Line
Local
Oshiage
KS45
Terminus
 Oshiage Line
"Rapid" Limited Express
Access Express
Limited Express
Commuter Express
Rapid
 through to Main Line
Keisei Tateishi
KS49
towards Oshiage
 Oshiage Line
Local
Location
Aoto Station is located in Tokyo
Aoto Station
Aoto Station
Location within Tokyo

Aoto Station (青砥駅, Aoto-eki) is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The station is served by the Keisei Main Line and the Keisei Oshiage Line.

Station platform 2 and a train, 2019

Layout

The station has two island platforms on different levels. The top level platform is for down trains (for Narita etc.) and the middle level platform is for up trains (for Ueno etc.). Down trains from the Keisei Oshiage line arrive at platform 3 and down trains from the Keisei main line arrive at platform 4.

Platforms

1 KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Oshiage
A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Nishi-magome
KK Keikyu Main Line for Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2) and Misakiguchi
2 KS Keisei Main Line for Nippori and Keisei Ueno
3-4 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei-Takasago, Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai
KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport

History

  • 1 November 1928: Station opens[2]
  • 24 March 1982: Oshiage Line outbound track elevated
  • 18 May 1983: Main Line outbound track elevated
  • 24 July 1984: Main Line and Oshiage Line inbound tracks elevated
  • October 1986: Station construction completed
  • 17 July 2010: Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Aoto was assigned station number KS09.[3][4]
  • 11 April 2020: Some Skyliner services began to stop at Aoto Station.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "京成電鉄 電車情報". Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ^ 京成時刻表 Vol.27-2 [Keisei Timetable Vol.27-2]. Keisei Electric Railway. p.196.
  3. ^ "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] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "スカイライナーの一部列車が青砥駅に停車します！" [Some Skyliner trains stop at Aoto Station.] (PDF). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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