Tokyo-Skytree Station
Tokyo Skytree is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsIt opened as Azumabashi Station.
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吾妻橋駅(あづまばしえき)として開設。
With the opening of the Tobu Kameido Line, through services to Ryogoku-bashi Station on the Sobu Railway (now Ryogoku Station on the Sobu Main Line) via Kameido Station began, and Agatsuma-bashi Station was temporarily closed.
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東武亀戸線開通に伴い、亀戸駅経由で総武鉄道両国橋駅(現・総武本線両国駅)までの乗入開始。吾妻橋駅を一時廃止。
Freight transport was reopened.
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貨物運輸のみ再開。
It was renamed Asakusa Station.
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浅草駅(あさくさえき)に改称。
Passenger services resumed and the stop at Ryogokubashi Station was abolished.
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旅客取扱再開、両国橋駅乗入廃止。
A dock connecting to the Kitajimachi River was opened within the station premises.
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駅構内に北十間川と結ぶドックを開設。
The Tokyo Railway (Tōtetsu) Ueno Line was extended and opened between Ushigomebridge and Asakusa-ekimaew, connecting to the central part of Tokyo City via a streetcar.
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東京鉄道(東鉄)業平線が業平橋 - 浅草駅前で延伸開業。路面電車を介して東京市中心部と連絡。
The city of Tokyo acquired Tokyo Railway, and the Tokyo Municipal Electric Bureau, the predecessor to the current Tokyo Toei Streetcar, was established.
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東京市が東京鉄道を買収、東京市電気局(東京市電、現在の東京都電の前身)が成立。
The Tokyo City Streetcar entered the waiting room premises of Asakusa Station.
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浅草駅構内待合所まで東京市電が乗り入れる。
Electric train operation began between this station and Nishi-Arai Station.
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当駅 - 西新井駅間電車運行開始。
It was renamed Narihira-bashi Station with the opening of Asakusa Rōmon Station (now Asakusa Station).
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浅草雷門駅(現・浅草駅)開設に伴い、業平橋駅(なりひらばしえき)に改称。
The Tokyo City Tram Industry Line's station was abolished at Asakusa-ekimae Station, and the eastern terminal function of the Tobu Line on the Tokyo side was transferred from Iriya-bashi Station to Asakusa Kaminarimon Station.
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東京市電業平線当駅 - 浅草駅前駅廃止。東武線の東京側ターミナル機能が業平橋駅から浅草雷門駅へ移行。
The Tokyo Concrete Industry (now Tokyo SOC) Irebashi factory began operations within the station premises, becoming Japan's first ready-mixed concrete plant.
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東京コンクリート工業(現・東京エスオーシー)業平橋工場が当駅構内で操業開始。日本初の生コン工場となる。
The dock within the facility was filled in.
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構内のドックを埋立。
A new platform, nicknamed the ground platform, capable of accommodating 10-car trains, was added to the partial electrified line, and 10-car trains on the Isesaki Line would start and terminate at this station, and an underground passageway connecting to Asakusa Station and extending to Oshiage Station was also newly established.
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一部電留線に10両編成停車可能なホーム(通称・地上ホーム)を新設し、伊勢崎線10両編成列車は当駅を始発・終着駅とする。併せて、押上駅までの地下連絡通路を新設。
Freight train operation was abolished.
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貨物列車運行廃止。
With the opening of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority's Hanzomon Line's Shinjuku Station counterpart, Ryogoku Station, and the subsequent opening of the Hanzomon Line's Oshiage Station, the ground-level platforms and the connecting passageway to Oshiage Station were abolished, and the 10-car trains originating and terminating at this station were transitioned to through services on the Hanzomon Line and the Tokyu Toyoko Line's counterpart, the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line.
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伊勢崎線・帝都高速度交通営団(現・東京地下鉄)半蔵門線押上駅開設に伴い、地上ホームと押上駅までの連絡通路を廃止。当駅始発・終着の10両編成列車が半蔵門線・東急田園都市線直通に移行。
The Tokyo ESOC Industry Hirabashi factory was closed.
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東京エスオーシー業平橋工場閉鎖。
Renovation work began, and at the same time, the previous ticket gates were temporarily closed and new ticket gates were established on the Ryogoku side.
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リニューアル工事開始。同時に従前の改札口を一時閉鎖し、曳舟寄りに改札口を新設。
A large elevator with a capacity of 30 people was newly installed.
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定員30名の大型エレベーターを新設。
With the timetable revision, all up trains and some down Kino limited express trains began stopping, while rapid and zone rapid trains passed through.
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ダイヤ改正に伴い、上り全列車と下り「きぬ」の一部特急が停車開始。快速・区間快速は通過。
The station was renamed Tokyo Skytree Station prior to the opening of Tokyo Skytree.
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東京スカイツリー開業を前にとうきょうスカイツリー駅(とうきょうスカイツリーえき)に改称。
Renovation work was completed, the former ticket gates were reopened, and the gate on the Asakusa side was started to be used as the Front Gate and the gate on the Ryogoku side as the East Gate.
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リニューアル工事完了。従前の改札口が再開設。浅草寄り改札口を正面口に、曳舟寄り改札口を東口として使用開始。
The use of departure melodies began.
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発車メロディ使用開始。
Tokyo Skytree Town opened.
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東京スカイツリータウン開業。
With the timetable revision, all rapid and semi-rapid trains and down limited express trains departing from Asakusa Station after 10:00 (excluding overnight trains) began stopping.
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ダイヤ改正に伴い、快速・区間快速の全列車と浅草駅を10時以降に発車する下り特急列車(夜行を除く)が停車開始。
For limited express trains departing from this station after 10:00, a special measure allowing passengers to ride without paying the limited express fee is in place for travel between this station and Asakusa Station, excluding private rooms on the Kegon and Kinu trains and the Skytree Train.
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当駅を10時以降に発車する特急列車に対して、当駅 → 浅草駅間乗車に限り特急料金不要で乗車出来る措置が取られる。但し、「けごん」・「きぬ」の個室と「スカイツリートレイン」は対象外。この措置は2013年5月22日までの期間限定で実施する予定であったが、その後、2014年3月31日までに延長された。
LED signs with "Sorakara-chan", "Sukoburu-buru", and "Teppenpen" were added to the station name signs.
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駅名サインに「ソラカラちゃん」、「スコブルブル」、「テッペンペン」のLEDサインを追加。
The measure allowing passengers to ride express trains departing from this station to Asakusa Station without paying express fees was expanded to all trains at all times, excluding private rooms on the Kegon and Kinu trains and the Skytree Train.
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当駅を発車する特急列車に対して、当駅 → 浅草駅間の乗車に限り特急料金不要で乗車できる措置を、全時間帯の列車に拡大。但し「けごん」・「きぬ」の個室と「スカイツリートレイン」は引続き対象外。
The departure melodies were changed to "Sorakara-chan Dance!" for Track 1 and Sorakara-chan's "Theme Song" for Track 2.
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発車メロディを、1番線が「ソラカラちゃんダンス!」、2番線がソラカラちゃんの「テーマソング」に変更。
With the timetable revision, all limited express trains began stopping, making it a stop for all trains, except for overnight trains which continued to pass through.
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ダイヤ改正に伴い、全特急列車停車開始。全列車停車駅となる(夜行は引続き通過)。
The platform was extended towards Asakusa and the boarding position was changed due to the elevated railway construction work.
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高架化工事に伴い浅草寄りにホームを延伸、乗車位置変更。
With the elevation of the up line, the new up platform and west gate ticket gate began operating, the concourse was separated for up and down lines, the former platform became exclusively for down lines, the front gate ticket gate was closed, and only the east gate ticket gate was used.
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上り線高架化に伴い、上り新ホーム・西口改札使用開始。コンコースが上下線で分離され、従来のホームは下り専用となり、正面口改札を閉鎖し東口改札のみの運用となる。
The measure allowing passengers to ride without paying express fees, limited to travel between the current station and Asakusa Station, was abolished.
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当駅 → 浅草駅間の乗車に限り特急料金不要で乗車できる措置が廃止。
The new down platform and new East Exit ticket gate began operation, and the concourses for the up and down lines were integrated, with the former East Exit ticket gate and platform being closed.
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下り新ホーム・(新)東口改札使用開始。上下線のコンコースが統合され、従来の東口改札・ホームは閉鎖。
The down line between this station and Tsukishima Station was elevated and the level crossing was eliminated, with the existing platforms still in use at that time.
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当駅 - 曳舟駅間の下り線高架化、踏切を解消(この時点では従来のホームを使用)。
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Tokyo-Skytree Station is served by TS Tobu Skytree Line.