Keisei Takasago Station

Keisei Takasago Station (京成高砂駅, Keisei Takasago-eki) is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway and Hokuso Railway.

KS10 Keisei Takasago Station 京成高砂駅
The north entrance to the station in June 2016
General information
Location	5-28-1 Takasago, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway Hokuso Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line KS Keisei Kanamachi Line KS Narita Sky Access Line HS Hokuso Line
Distance	12.7 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms	2 island platforms + 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Other information
Station code	KS10
History
Opened	3 November 1912
Previous names	Magarikane (1912-1913) Takasago (1913-1931)
Passengers
FY2015	98,982 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Aoto KS09 towards Keisei Ueno Main Line "Rapid" Limited Express Keisei Yawata KS16 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 Main Line Access Express through to Narita Sky Access Line Main Line Limited Express Commuter Express Keisei Yawata KS16 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 Main Line Rapid Local Keisei Koiwa KS11 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 through to Main Line Kanamachi Line Shibamata KS50 towards Keisei Kanamachi Narita Sky Access Line Access Express Higashi-Matsudo HS05 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 Preceding station Hokusō Railway Following station through to Keisei Electric Railway Hokusō Line Limited Express Higashi-Matsudo HS05 towards Imba Nihon-idai Hokusō Line Express Local Shin-Shibamata HS01 towards Imba Nihon-idai
Location Keisei Takasago Station Location within Tokyo

Lines

Keisei Takasago Station is served by the following lines.

• Keisei Main Line
• Keisei Kanamachi Line
• Narita Sky Access Line
• Hokuso Line

It lies 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the starting point of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Ueno Station.^[2]

Layout

There are two island platforms serving four tracks (Nos. 1–4) on the ground level and one elevated side platform (No. 5) for the Keisei Kanamachi Line.^[3] The elevated Kanamachi Line platform opened on 5 July 2010.^[4]

Platforms

1-2	KS Keisei Main Line	for Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi and Nishi-magome KK Keikyu Main Line for Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2) and Misakiguchi
3-4	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Chiba, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
	HS Hokusō Line	for Shin-Kamagaya and Imba Nihon-idai
	KS Narita Sky Access Line	for Shin-Kamagaya, Imba Nihon-idai, and Narita Airport
5	KS Keisei Kanamachi Line	for Shibamata and Keisei Kanamachi

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  The south entrance in June 2016
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  The ticket barriers in June 2016
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  Platforms 1 to 4 in September 2004
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  The Keisei Kanamachi Line platform (platform 5) in July 2010

History

The station opened on 3 November 1912 as Magarikane Station (曲金駅).^[2] It was renamed Takasago Station (高砂駅) on 26 June 1913, and became Keisei Takasago from 18 November 1931.^[2]

The Hokuso Railway opened on 31 March 1991, and the Narita Sky Access Line opened on 17 July 2010. On the same day in 2010, station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Keisei Takasago was assigned station number KS10.^[5][6]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan