page_title: Tokyo Skytree Station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tokyo Skytree Station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: An overview of Asakusa Station (present-day Tokyo Skytree Station) on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Tokyo shortly after the completion of electrification in 1927. The platforms to the left are for local trains, with a DeHa1 type EMU car visible, the platforms in the middle are for long-distance trains, and the platforms on the right are for freight. The engine shed is visible in the distance at the top left of the photo. 日本語: 1927（昭和2）年　東武伊勢崎線電化完成時の浅草駅（現東京スカイツリー駅）構内
context_page_description: Tokyo Skytree Station is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree and Skytree Town redevelopment, and was formerly known as Narihirabashi Station.
context_section_description: The station first opened on 1 April 1902 as Azumabashi Station (吾妻橋駅, Azumabashi-eki). The station closed from 5 April 1904, but reopened on 1 March 1908. On 1 March 1910, the station was renamed Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki). On 25 May 1931, this was renamed Narihirabashi Station (業平橋駅, Narihirabashi-eki).
caption: Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus in 1927
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