Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅, Ōtsuka-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] It is connected to the Ōtsuka-ekimae Station (大塚駅前停留場, Ōtsuka ekimae teiryūjō) on the Tokyo Sakura Tram line, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
JY12  Ōtsuka Station Ōtsuka-ekimae Station 大塚駅 大塚駅前停留場 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Minami-Ōtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′53″N 139°43′43″E / 35.731438°N 139.728692°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 53,346 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editŌtsuka Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. A stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram, named Ōtsuka-ekimae Station is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.
Station layout
editThe 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]
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The south entrance, April 2010 -
JR East ticket gates, September 2019 -
The Yamanote line platforms, September 2019
Platforms
edit| 1 | JY Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa |
| 2 | JY Yamanote Line | for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo |
History
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The station opened on 1 April 1903.[3]
The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.[3]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Ōtsuka being assigned station number JY12.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 53,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
Surrounding area
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- Shin-ōtsuka Station (on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
- Sugamo Police Station
- Sugamo Junior & Senior High School
- Minami-Ōtsuka Hall
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ 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)