Keisei Hikifune Station

KS46
Keisei Hikifune Station

京成曳舟駅
The west entrance in April 2017
General information
LocationSumida-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°43′07″N 139°49′13″E / 35.71861°N 139.82028°E / 35.71861; 139.82028
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Oshiage Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened3 November 1912
Previous namesHikifune (until 1931)
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Oshiage
KS45
Terminus
 Oshiage Line
Local
 Yahiro
KS47
towards Aoto
Location
Keisei Hikifune Station is located in Tokyo
Keisei Hikifune Station
Keisei Hikifune Station
Location within Tokyo
Keisei Hikifune Station is located in Japan
Keisei Hikifune Station
Keisei Hikifune Station
Keisei Hikifune Station (Japan)

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.

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 KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Oshiage
A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Shimbashi, and Nishi-magome
KK Keikyu Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (Int'l Terminal and Domestic Terminal), and Misakiguchi
2 KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai
  • The platforms in September 2015
    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
    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]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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