Ōtsuka Station

Ōtsuka Station
大塚駅
South entrance, April 2010
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Toshima
Neighborhood etc. 3 Minami-Ōtsuka
(in Japanese) 東京都豊島区南大塚三丁目
History
Year opened 1903
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Yamanote Line
Toden Arakawa Line
Small bus terminal at this station

Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅 Ōtsuka-eki?) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Contents

Lines

Ōtsuka Station is served by the Yamanote Line.

It is also a stop on the Toden Arakawa Line, whose station is named Ōtsuka Ekimae Station (大塚駅前停留場 Ōtsuka ekimae teiryūjō?). This stop is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving the two Yamanote Line tracks.

Platforms

1 Yamanote Line for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa
2 Yamanote Line for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sugamo   Yamanote Line   Ikebukuro
Mukōhara   Toden Arakawa Line   Sugamo-Shinden

History

The station opened on 1 April 1903.[1]

The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ 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. 

External links

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