Yūtenji Station

Yūtenji Station
祐天寺駅
Station building east side, June 2009
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Meguro
Neighborhood etc. 2-13-3 Yūtenji
(in Japanese)東京都目黒区祐天寺2-13-3
History
Year opened 1927
Rail services
Station number(s) TY04
Operator(s) Tokyu Corporation
Line(s) Tōkyū Tōyoko Line

Yūtenji Station (祐天寺駅 Yūtenji-eki) is an elevated railway station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway opeator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Yūtenji Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya in Tokyo. It is located 3.2 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.[1]

Station layout

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

View of the platforms, February 2009

Platforms

1 Tokyu Toyoko Line for Jiyūgaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna, and Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
2 Tokyu Toyoko Line for Naka-Meguro, and Shibuya,
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Express: no stop
Commuter Express: no stop
Limited Express: no stop
Naka-Meguro   Local   Gakugei-daigaku

History

Yūtenji Station opened on 28 August 1927.[1]

Surrounding area

Yūtenji (祐天寺) is a district of Meguro, Tokyo. It was named after a Pure Land Buddhist temple built in 1718.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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Coordinates: 35°38′15″N 139°41′28″E / 35.637505°N 139.691225°E