Operated by Tobu Railway Previous names Tamanoi (until 1988) Address Japan, 墨田区東向島4-29-7 Phone +81 3-3612-8836 | Line(s) Tobu Skytree Line Passengers () 16,867 daily Opened 1902 | |
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Location 4-29-7 Higashi-Mukōjima, Sumida, Tokyo
（墨田区東向島4-29-7）
Japan Similar Hikifune Station, Kanegafuchi Station, Keisei‑Hikifune Station, Yahiro Station, Oshiage Station | ||
Higashi-Mukōjima Station (東向島駅, Higashi-Mukōjima eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.
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Lines
The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen in Saitama Prefecture. It is located 3.2 km from Asakusa Station.
Station layout
Higashi-Mukōjima Station has two opposite side platforms serving two tracks.
History
The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Shirahige Station (白鬚駅), but operations were suspended from 15 July 1905, and the station was formally closed from 4 April 1908. It reopened as Tamanoi Station (玉ノ井駅) on 1 October 1923 following urban regrowth after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. On 12 December 1987, the station was renamed Higashi-Mukōjima Station.