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 ar ...

(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 The is a m ...

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

{{coord, 35.6977, N, 139.8264, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title 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