Keisei Takasago Station (京成高砂駅, Keisei Takasago-eki) is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway and Hokuso Railway.
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| Location | 5-28-1 Takasago, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 12.7 km from Keisei Ueno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms + 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KS10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 98,982 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKeisei Takasago Station is served by the following lines.
It lies 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the starting point of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Ueno Station.[2]
Layout
editThere are two island platforms serving four tracks (Nos. 1–4) on the ground level and one elevated side platform (No. 5) for the Keisei Kanamachi Line.[3] The elevated Kanamachi Line platform opened on 5 July 2010.[4]
Platforms
edit| 1-2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and 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 |
| 3-4 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Chiba, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
| HS Hokusō Line | for Shin-Kamagaya and Imba Nihon-idai | |
| KS Narita Sky Access Line | for Shin-Kamagaya, Imba Nihon-idai, and Narita Airport | |
| 5 | KS Keisei Kanamachi Line | for Shibamata and Keisei Kanamachi |
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The south entrance in June 2016
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The ticket barriers in June 2016
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Platforms 1 to 4 in September 2004
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The Keisei Kanamachi Line platform (platform 5) in July 2010
History
editThe station opened on 3 November 1912 as Magarikane Station (曲金駅).[2] It was renamed Takasago Station (高砂駅) on 26 June 1913, and became Keisei Takasago from 18 November 1931.[2]
The Hokuso Railway opened on 31 March 1991, and the Narita Sky Access Line opened on 17 July 2010. On the same day in 2010, station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Keisei Takasago was assigned station number KS10.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "駅別乗降人員". Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Keisei Electric Railway (17 July 2010). "Keisei Takasago" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Keisei Electric Railway (17 July 2010). "７月５日（月）始発より京成高砂駅金町線専用ホーム使用開始" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.