Heiwajima Station

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.

KK08 Heiwajima Station 平和島駅
Station platforms, July 2023
General information
Location	Ōta, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keihin Electric Express Railway
Line(s)	Main Line
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1901
Previous names	Sawada; Gakkō-ura (until 1961)
Services
Preceding station Following station Keikyū Kamata KK11 towards Uraga Main Line Limited Express (Tokkyū) Aomono-yokochō KK04 towards Sengakuji Keikyū Kamata KK11 Terminus Main Line Express (rush hours) Tachiaigawa KK06 towards Sengakuji Ōmorimachi KK09 towards Uraga Main Line Local Ōmorikaigan KK07 towards Shinagawa

Lines

• Keikyū Main Line

Station layout

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]

Platforms

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

History

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]

Around the station

To the east of the station is Heiwanomori-Kōen (平和の森公園) park.