is a railway station in

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, Japan. It is entirely owned and operated by the

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other b ...

, but also serves as the northern terminus of the Keikyu Main Line operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The station is a major transfer point for passengers on the

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because most trains on the Asakusa Line switch to the Keikyu Line past Sengakuji: passengers must usually change trains at Sengakuji to reach Gotanda, Nishi-magome and other stations on the south end of the Asakusa Line. The station is designed with platforms shared between Keikyu and Asakusa Line trains to expedite this connection. The station is named after

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, a nearby temple famous for housing the graves of the

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Lines

Sengakuji Station is served by the following lines. *

(through service to

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, Keisei Higashi-Narita Line and

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) * Keikyu Main Line (through service to

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and

Keikyu Kurihama Line (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

)

Station layout

History

The station opened on 21 June 1968.

References

External links

Toei Sengakuji Station information

Keikyu Sengakuji Station information
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