Tokyo Skytree Station

Tokyo Skytree Station とうきょうスカイツリー駅
Station entrance, May 2012
Location	1-1-4 Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo （墨田区押上1-1-4） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Skytree Line
Other information
Station code	TS-02
History
Opened	1902
Previous names	Azumabashi; Narihirabashi (until 2012)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012)	105,199 daily

Tokyo Skytree Station (とうきょうスカイツリー駅, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī-eki^?) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.

Tokyo Skytree Station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa, and is 1.1 km from the line's Asakusa terminus.

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

Platform 2 looking east, May 2012

Asakusa-bound train at Platform 1, May 2012

The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Azumabashi Station (吾妻橋駅, Azumabashi-eki^?). The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908. On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki^?). On 25 May 1931, this was renamed Narihirabashi Station (業平橋駅, Narihirabashi-eki^?).