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
General information
LocationKōtō, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station code
  • JB23 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • TS44 (Tobu Kameido Line)
History
Opened1894
Services
Preceding stationLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR EastFollowing station
Kinshichō
JB22
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu LineHirai
JB24
towards Chiba
Preceding station Tobu RailwayFollowing station
TerminusKameido LineKameidosuijin
TS43
towards Hikifune

Lines edit

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

Station layout edit

JR East platforms edit

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

Tobu platforms edit

This station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

1-2TS Tobu Kameido Linefor Hikifune

History edit

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 edit

  • Kameido Tenjinja Shrine
  • Yomiuri College of Car Mechanics

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.

External links edit


35°41′52″N 139°49′35″E / 35.6977°N 139.8264°E / 35.6977; 139.8264