is a railway station in

Adachi, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is located to the north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River (K ...

, Japan, operated by the

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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

Takenotsuka 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 is located 13.4 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at .

Station layout

The station consists of one

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serving two tracks. There are two additional tracks that are used by trains skipping this stop.

Platforms

File:Takenotsuka-platforms-March20-2022.jpg, Station platforms, March 2022 File:Takenotsuka_Station_west_exit_-_July_21_2015.jpg, West exit, July 2015

History

The station opened on 21 March 1900. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Takenotsuka Station becoming "TS-14".

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