Kameido Station

Kameido Station (亀戸駅, Kameido-eki) is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

JB23 TS44
Kameido Station

亀戸駅
Station building, December 2017
LocationKōtō, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station code
  • JB23 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • TS44 (Tobu Kameido Line)
History
Opened1894
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kinshichō
JB22
toward Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu Line Hirai
JB24
toward Chiba
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Terminus Kameido Line Kameidosuijin
TS43
toward Hikifune

Lines

Kameido Station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and the 3.4 km Tobu Kameido Line from Hikifune.[1]

Station layout

JR East platforms

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba

Tobu platforms

This station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

1-2 TS Tobu Kameido Line for Hikifune

History

The JR station (originally on the Sōbu Railway) opened on December 1, 1894. The Tobu Kameido Line station opened on April 5, 1904.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Kameido Tenjinja Shrine
  • Yomiuri College of Car Mechanics

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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