Ōtsuka Station
JY12 ![]() Ōtsuka Station Ōtsuka-ekimae Station 大塚駅 大塚駅前停留場 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance in April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 3 Minami-Ōtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°43′53″N 139°43′43″E / 35.731438°N 139.728692°ECoordinates: 35°43′53″N 139°43′43″E / 35.731438°N 139.728692°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | JY Yamanote Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 April 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2010 | 53,346 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Ōtsuka Location within Special wards of Tokyo |
Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅, Ōtsuka-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines[]
Ōtsuka Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. A stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram, named Ōtsuka-ekimae Station (大塚駅前停留場, Ōtsuka ekimae teiryūjō) is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.
Station layout[]
The station consists of an elevated island platform serving the two Yamanote Line tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms, brought into use from 20 April 2013.[2]
The south entrance, April 2010
The Yamanote line platforms, April 2015
Platforms[]
1 | JY Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa |
2 | JY Yamanote Line | for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo |
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Otsuka_Station_in_Sugamo_Kosho_period.jpg/220px-Otsuka_Station_in_Sugamo_Kosho_period.jpg)
The station opened on 1 April 1903.[3]
The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.[3]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 53,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Toden_Otsuka_sta_001.jpg/220px-Toden_Otsuka_sta_001.jpg)
- Shin-ōtsuka Station (on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
- Sugamo Police Station
- Sugamo Junior & Senior High School
- Minami-Ōtsuka Hall
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 各駅情報(大塚駅) [Station Information (Ōtsuka Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ 山手線大塚駅で可動式ホーム柵の使用開始 [Platform edge doors introduced at Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
External links[]
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Toei station information (in Japanese)
- Railway stations in Tokyo
- Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903
- Yamanote Line