Kanegafuchi station (鐘ヶ淵駅, Kanegafuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

TS06
Kanegafuchi Station

鐘ヶ淵駅
Kanegafuchi Station and west entrance in May 2013
General information
Location5-50-2 Sumida, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TS Tobu Skytree Line
Distance4.2 km from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeTS-06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1902
Passengers
FY201412,553 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Higashi-Mukōjima
TS05
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Section Express
Section Semi Express
Local
Horikiri
TS07
Location
TS06 Kanegafuchi Station is located in Japan
TS06 Kanegafuchi Station
TS06
Kanegafuchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Kanegafuchi station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is located 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from the Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks with two additional centre tracks for non-stopping trains.[2]

Platforms

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1 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi
2 TS Tobu Skytree Line for Asakusa

History

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The west entrance in January 2008

The station opened on 1 April 1902.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kanegafuchi Station becoming "TS-06".[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 12,553 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b Sugizaki, Yukiyasu (22 July 2015). 東武鉄道 各駅停車 [Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-8003-0682-1.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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