Uguisudani Station
Coordinates: 35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E
Uguisudani Station 鶯谷駅 | |
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| South entrance, November 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Taitō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Negishi |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都台東区根岸１丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1912 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
Uguisudani Station (鶯谷駅 Uguisudani-eki) is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name relates to a valley where formerly many Japanese Bush Warblers (uguisu) were found.[1]
Lines
Uguisudani Station is served by the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Akabane, Urawa, and Omiya |
| 2 | ■Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro and Shinjuku |
| 3 | ■Yamanote Line | for Ueno and Tokyo |
| 4 | ■Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Tokyo, Shinagawa, and Yokohama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamanote Line | ||||
| Ueno | - | Nippori | ||
| Keihin-Tohoku Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Ueno | Local | Nippori | ||
History
The station opened on July 11, 1912.[1]
Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms (platforms 2 and 3) in September 2014, with operation commencing on 18 October 2014.[2]
Surrounding area
- Iriya Station (on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
- Nezu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
- Shitamachi Museum
- The Ueno Royal Museum
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JR東日本：各駅情報(鶯谷駅)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ↑ 鶯谷駅に可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed at Uguisudani Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uguisudani Station. |
- JR East: Uguisudani Station information (Japanese)
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