Heiwajima Station ( ja, 平和島駅, Heiwajima-eki, ) is a

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of the

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located in

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Lines

Keikyū Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato, Shinagawa, Ōta, and the Kanagawa municipalities of Kawasaki, Yokohama and Yokosuka. The Keikyu Main Line began a ...

Station layout

The station has two

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. Both platforms are on the upper level and connected by stairs, escalators and elevators to the ground level where ticket office, gates and toilets are located.

History

The station opened on February 1, 1901 as . Later the name was changed to , meaning "behind the school". The present name Heiwajima was given 1 September 1961. The platforms were moved to the elevated tracks in 1970. Keikyu introduced

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to its stations on 21 October 2010; Heiwajima was assigned station number KK08.

Around the station

To the east of the station is Heiwanomori-Kōen (平和の森公園) park.

References

External links

Heiwanomori-Kōen Park

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