is a railway station in
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East) and the
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
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
Kameido Station is served by the JR East
Chūō-Sōbu Line and the 3.4 km
Tobu 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. ...
from .
Station layout
JR East platforms
Tobu platforms
This station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.
History
The JR station (originally on the Sōbu Railway) opened on December 1, 1894. The Tobu Kameido Line station opened on April 5, 1904.
Surrounding area
* Kameido Tenjinja Shrine
* Yomiuri College of Car Mechanics
References
External links
JR East station information
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Sōbu Main Line
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Stations of Tobu Railway
Railway stations in Tokyo