is a railway station in

Sumida, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 257,300, and a population density of 18,690 persons per km ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

Lines

Hikifune Station is served by the

Tobu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...

and

Tōbu Kameido Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway in Tokyo. The line is in central Tokyo, a short 3.4 km branch off the Tobu Skytree Line at , southbound to with connections to the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line ...

, and is located 2.4 km from the Tokyo terminus at

Asakusa Station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It formed one terminus of the original subway line in Tokyo, now the Ginza Line. Station layout There is a connect ...

. It is also where the Skytree line and trains going to

Oshiage Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex. Lines Oshiage Station ...

and the

Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo s ...

split. All kinds of the limited express have stopped at this station since 6 June 2020.Time schedule revision
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Station layout

This station consists of two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s serving four tracks for the Tobu Skytree Line. For the Tobu Kameido Line, the station consists of a terminating single

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving one track.

Platforms

File:Tobu-HikifuneStation-platforms-July3-2015.jpg, Station platform and Tokyo Skytree, 2015 File:Rail Tracks map between Tokyo Metro Oshiage and Tobu Hikifune Station.svg, Track diagram

Adjacent stations

All kinds of the limited express excluding ''Urban Park Liner'' and ''Skytree Liner'' stop at this station at only the morning and evening.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1902.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 24,135 passengers daily.

References

External links

Tobu station information
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