is a railway station in

Ōta, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City. , the ward has an estimated population of 716,413, with 379,199 households and a population density of 12,048.65 persons per km2. The total area ...

, Japan, operated jointly by

Tokyo Monorail The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato wards. The line serves 11 stations betwe ...

and the private railway operator

Keikyu (), 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. m ...

. It is named after a nearby pedestrian bridge that was completed in 1993.

Lines

Keikyu Airport 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. mean ...

(station number KK15) *

Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato wards. The line serves 11 stations betwe ...

(station number MO07) Tenkūbashi Station is served by the 6.5 km

Keikyū Airport Line The is a commuter line operated in Japan by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects with (at Tokyo International Airport) in Tokyo, and has Airport Express (エアポート急行), Limited Express (特急, 快特) and Airport Limited ...

from to , and lies 3.3 km from the starting point of the line at Keikyū Kamata. It is also served by the 17.8 km

from in central Tokyo to , and lies 12.6 km from the northern terminus of the line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō. Only "Local" all-stations services stop at this station.

Station layout

Each of the Keikyu and Tokyo Monorail sections of the station has two

side platforms 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 platfor ...

serving two tracks. Both lines are underground. File:Keikyu-railway-airport-line-Tenkubashi-station-platform.jpg, The Keikyu platforms in November 2008 File:Tokyo-monorail-MO07-Tenkubashi-station-platform-20191103-153213.jpg, The Tokyo Monorail platforms in November 2019

History

The station replaced two earlier stations: the original , which served as the southern terminal station of the Keikyu Airport Line from 1956 to 1991 (but was located a considerable distance from the terminal and only had local service to

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), and the former Tokyo Monorail , which opened on 17 September 1964 underneath the domestic terminal at

Haneda Airport , officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primar ...

and was the main rapid transit access between Haneda and downtown Tokyo. The new "Big Bird" domestic terminal at Haneda Airport opened on a new site in 1993, requiring an extension of both lines. Keikyu closed its airport access line in January 1991 and opened a new at the present site of Tenkūbashi Station on 1 April 1993, which became the interim terminal for the Keikyu Airport Line. The Tokyo Monorail was extended to the new terminal on 27 September 1993, and Haneda Station was concurrently relocated to the new Keikyu station site in order to allow transfers between the two lines. The station was renamed Tenkūbashi Station on 18 November 1998, at the time of the Keikyu extension to

Haneda Airport Station , officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...

, in order to avoid confusion with the latter.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Keikyu station was used by an average of 18,613 passengers daily, and the Tokyo Monorail station was used by an average of 9,752 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Haneda Shrine *

References

External links

Keikyu station information

Tokyo Monorail station information
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