{{short description|Railway station in Tokyo, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{distinguish|Oshiage Station 'Skytree'}} {{Infobox station | name = {{TBSN|TS|02|size=50}}<br />Tokyo Skytree Station | native_name = とうきょうスカイツリー駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = TokyoSkyTree Station-Main Entrance-20120420.jpg | alt = | caption = Station entrance in 2012 | other_name = | address = 1-1-4 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = 32px Tobu Railway | line = {{ric|Tobu|TS}} Tobu Skytree Line | platforms = | connections = | structure = | code = TS-02 | opened = 1902 | closed = | former = Azumabashi; Narihirabashi (until 2012) | passengers = 60,055 daily boardings | pass_year = FY2024 | map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan | map_dot_label = Tokyo Skytree Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tobu |line1=Spacia X|left1=Asakusa|right1=Kita-Senju|note-left1={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|note-right1={{TBSN|TS|09|25}} |line2=Kegon|left2=Asakusa|note-left2={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|right2=Hikifune|note-right2={{TBSN|TS|04|25}} |line3=Kinu|left3=Asakusa|note-left3={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|right3=Hikifune|note-right3={{TBSN|TS|04|size=25}} |line4=Aizu|left4=Asakusa|note-left4={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|right4=Kita-Senju|note-right4={{TBSN|TS|09|25}} |line5=Ryomo|left5=Asakusa|note-left5={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|right5=Hikifune|note-right5={{TBSN|TS|04|25}} |line6=Skytree Liner|left6=Asakusa|right6=Hikifune|note-left6={{TBSN|TS|01|25}}|note-right6={{TBSN|TS|04|25}} |line7=Urban Park Liner 1|left7=Asakusa|right7=Hikifune|oneway-left7=yes|note-right7={{TBSN|TS|04|25}} |line8=Skytree|left8=Asakusa|right8=Hikifune|note-mid8={{SLL|Section Express|c=#f68eb6|t=#000}}{{SLL|Section Semi Express|c=#bad100|t=#000}}{{SLL|Local|c=#8a8b89|t=#FFF}}|note-left8={{TBSN|TS|01|30}}|note-right8={{TBSN|TS|04|30}} }} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Skytree Station'''|とうきょうスカイツリー駅|Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki|officially stylized as '''TOKYO SKYTREE Station'''}} is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.<ref name="tobu">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/1103.html|title= Narihirabashi Station Information|publisher= Tobu Railway|language= Japanese|access-date= 28 December 2010}}</ref> 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 {{STN|Asakusa|x|Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu}}, and is 1.1 km from the line's Asakusa terminus.<ref name="terada2002"/>
==Station layout== The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.
===Platforms=== {{Jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Tobu Skytree Line|symbol={{ric|Tobu|TS}}|dir=for {{STN|Asakusa|x|Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu}}}} {{Jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Tobu Skytree Line|symbol={{ric|Tobu|TS}}|dir=for {{STN|Kita-Senju|x}}, {{STN|Ōmiya|x|Saitama}}, {{STN|Kasukabe|x}}, {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}, {{STN|Kuki|x|Saitama}}, and {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}}}}
<gallery> File:東武鉄道 とうきょうスカイツリー駅.JPG|Platform 2 looking east, May 2012 File:東武鉄道 とうきょうスカイツリー駅 入出口.jpg|The station entrance in May 2012 </gallery>
==Adjacent stations== All kinds of the limited express excluding ''Skytree Liner'' and ''Urban Park Liner'' stop at Hikifune Station as the next or previous station at only the morning and evening. At the noon, all of the limited express except ''Skytree Liner'' and ''Urban Park Liner'' stop at Kita-Senju Station as the next or previous station.
==History== thumb|Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus in 1927 thumb|The entrance of Narihirabashi Station, January 2008 The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as {{Nihongo|Azumabashi Station|吾妻橋駅|Azumabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 197| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref> The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed {{Nihongo|Asakusa Station|浅草駅|Asakusa-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/> On 25 May 1931, this was renamed {{Nihongo|Narihirabashi Station|業平橋駅|Narihirabashi-eki}}.<ref name="terada2002"/>
===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.<ref name="tobu20120126">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/4078/120126_1.pdf|script-title=ja:３月１７日（土）伊勢崎線・日光線で一部ダイヤ改正を実施|trans-title=17 March Isesaki Line and Nikko Line Timetable Revision |work= Tobu News |publisher= Tobu Railway|date= 26 January 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|access-date= 26 January 2012}}</ref> From this date, all up limited express (''Spacia'', ''Ryōmō'', and ''Shimotsuke'') services and four down ''Spacia Kinu'' services stop at the station.<ref name="tobu20120126"/> The rebuilt and enlarged station was opened on 20 April 2012, with the concourse area increased from approximately 60 m<sup>2</sup> to 700 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="yomiuri20120420">{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20120420-OYT1T00390.htm|script-title=ja:「とうきょうスカイツリー駅」改装オープン|trans-title=Rebuilt Tokyo Skytree Station opened|work= Yomiuri Online |publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|date= 20 April 2012|location= Japan|language= Japanese|access-date= 20 April 2012}}</ref>
From the same day, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tokyo Skytree Station becoming "TS-02".<ref name="tobu20120209">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title=ja:「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|trans-title=Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|access-date= 27 May 2012}}</ref>
On 27 November 2022, a new elevated platform was opened for southbound trains headed for Asakusa Station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=東武鉄道とうきょうスカイツリー駅付近「高架化」まず上り線、11月から |trans-title=Tobu Railway Tokyo Skytree Station to Open Elevated Platform for Inbound Trains in November |url=https://news.railway-pressnet.com/archives/44654 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006043045/https://news.railway-pressnet.com/archives/44654 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=6 October 2022 |website=news.railway-pressnet.com |language=ja}}</ref> This was part of the 2017{{nbndash}}2024 project of elevating the tracks in order to eliminate a level crossing, closed in March 2025,<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/cms-pdf/releases/20241203101217maMY8syShJT1I7W8SvE4BQ.pdf |format=PDF |date=2024-12-03 |title=東武スカイツリーライン とうきょうスカイツリー駅付近 下り線高架区間の使用を開始します |publisher=東武鉄道|accessdate=2024-12-07}}</ref> to the east of the SkyTree complex. The station was elevated and relocated 150 meters to the east. Instead of one island platform with two tracks, the new station has 3 tracks, an island platform, and a side platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=takuya) |first=takuya870625(Umemoto |title=とうきょうスカイツリー駅付近高架化工事（2021年4月24日取材） - Reports for the future ～未来へのレポート～ |url=https://mirai-report.com/e/tobu-tokyoskytree-elevate202104 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=mirai-report.com}}</ref>
== Passenger statistics == In fiscal 2024, the station was used by an average of 60,055 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref>{{Cite web |title=駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト |trans-title=Station Information (Passengers) {{!}} Tobu Railway Official Website |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/pdf/corporation/passengers_2024.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002165920/https://www.tobu.co.jp/pdf/corporation/passengers_2024.pdf |archive-date=2025-10-02 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=www.tobu.co.jp}}</ref>
==Surrounding area== * Tokyo Skytree * Sumida Aquarium * Tobu Railway Head Office
===Other stations=== * Oshiage Station (18px Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line) (approximately 10 minutes' walk and 1 stop away on the railway) * Honjo-azumabashi Station (18px Toei Asakusa Line)
==See also== * List of railway stations in Japan
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/1103.html Tobu station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tobu Skytree Line}}
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Category:Tobu Skytree Line Category:Stations of Tobu Railway Category:Railway stations in Sumida, Tokyo Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902