Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station
Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station (羽田空港第1・第2ターミナル駅, Haneda-kūkō dai-ichi·dai-ni Tāminaru eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Airport Line in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. It is situated directly beneath Tokyo International Airport ("Haneda Airport"). LinesHaneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station is served by the 6.5 km (4.0 mi) Keikyu Airport Line from Keikyu Kamata, with through services to and from Shinagawa in central Tokyo and also from Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture. Station layoutThe station consists of an underground island platform serving two terminating tracks. The West Exit leads to Terminal 1 of the airport, and the East Exit leads to Terminal 2. Platforms
HistoryThe station opened on 18 November 1998 as Haneda Airport Station (羽田空港駅), coinciding with the extension of the Keikyu Airport Line.[1] On 1 December 2004, the East Exit opened following the opening of the Terminal 2 building.[2] The station was renamed Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Station (羽田空港国内線ターミナル駅, Haneda-kūkō Kokunaisen Tāminaru eki) on 21 October 2010, when Haneda Airport International Terminal Station opened to serve the newly built international terminal of the airport.[1] Keikyu introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Station was assigned station number KK17.[3] The station was renamed again on 14 March 2020 to Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station, coinciding with the change in the names of all three of Haneda's terminal buildings.[4][5] ExpansionOn 8 August 2022, construction started on a pocket track and switch past the current station. Once complete, this will allow capacity on the Airport Line to increase by three trains per hour.[6][7] In order to accommodate construction, a portion of the passenger walkway from the station to Terminal 2 has been closed off.[6] Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 68,894 passengers daily.[1] Surrounding area
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