Takenotsuka Station

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

Station platforms, July 2015

Takenotsuka Station 竹ノ塚駅
New temporary Takenotsuka Station east entrance on the right, July 2019
Location	6-6-1 Takenotsuka, Adachi, Tokyo （足立区竹の塚6-6-1） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Skytree Line
Other information
Station code	TS-14
History
Opened	1900
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Nishiarai TS13 toward Asakusa Skytree Line Local Yatsuka TS15 toward Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

Lines

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

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. Additional tracks are used by passing trains.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Kita-Senju, Asakusa, and Naka-Meguro (via Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
2	■ Tobu Skytree Line	for Sōka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi

History

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• Takenotsuka Station information (in Japanese)