KK08 Heiwajima Station 平和島駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station platforms, July 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ōta, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Keihin Electric Express Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sawada; Gakkō-ura (until 1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Heiwajima Station (Japanese: 平和島駅, romanized: Heiwajima-eki, [heːwaʑimaꜜ eki]) is a railway station of the Keihin Electric Express Railway located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. Both platforms are on the upper level and connected by stairs, escalators and elevators to the ground level where ticket office, gates and toilets are located.[1]
| 1-2 | KK Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama and Uraga KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 KK Keikyū Zushi Line for Zushi·Hayama KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Miurakaigan and Misakiguchi |
| 3-4 | KK Keikyū Main Line | for Shinagawa and Sengakuji A Toei Asakusa Line for Shimbashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei-Narita and Narita Airport HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport |
The station opened on February 1, 1901 as Sawada Station (沢田駅). Later the name was changed to Gakkō-ura Station (学校裏駅), meaning "behind the school". The present name Heiwajima was given 1 September 1961. The platforms were moved to the elevated tracks in 1970.[1]
Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Heiwajima was assigned station number KK08.[2]
To the east of the station is Heiwanomori-Kōen (平和の森公園) park.
