Tokyo Skytree Station


Tokyo Skytree Station is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.

Lines

Tokyo Skytree Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from, and is 1.1 km from the line's Asakusa terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Azumabashi Station. The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908. On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed Asakusa Station. On 25 May 1931, this was renamed Narihirabashi Station.

Redevelopment and renaming

Narihirabashi Station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station from 17 March 2012, ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Skytree and adjoining Skytree Town shopping and office complex on 22 May 2012. From this date, all up limited express services and four down Spacia Kinu services stop at the station. The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m2 to 700 m2.
From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 105,199 passengers daily.

Surrounding area