Takenotsuka Station

TS14
Takenotsuka Station

竹ノ塚駅
The east entrance of Takenotsuka Station, March 2022
General information
Location6-6-1 Takenotsuka, Adachi, Tokyo
(足立区竹の塚6-6-1)
Japan
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Skytree Line
Other information
Station codeTS-14
History
Opened1900
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Nishiarai
TS13
towards Asakusa
Skytree Line
Local
Yatsuka
TS15

Takenotsuka Station (竹ノ塚駅, Takenotsuka-eki) is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

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Takenotsuka Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line, and is located 13.4 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. There are two additional tracks that are used by trains skipping this stop.

Platforms

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1 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Kita-Senju, Hikifune, and Asakusa
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno and Naka-meguro
2 TS Tōbu Skytree Line for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

History

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The station opened on 21 March 1900.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Takenotsuka Station becoming "TS-14".[2]

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. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 「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. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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35°47′40″N 139°47′27″E / 35.79445°N 139.7907361°E / 35.79445; 139.7907361