Daikan-yama Station

Daikan-yama 代官山
The station entrance in March 2010
Location	19-4 Daikanyamachō, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0034 Japan
Operated by	Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	Tokyu Toyoko Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TY02
History
Opened	28 August 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	29,483 daily
Location
Daikan-yama Location within Japan

Daikan-yama Station (代官山駅, Daikan-yama-eki) is a railway station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Station layout

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. This station can only accommodate eight-car length trains.

Platforms

1	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Naka-Meguro, Jiyugaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna and Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Minatomirai and Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Shibuya Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Ikebukuro Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkōen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

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  The platforms in August 2016

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 August 1927.

Surrounding area

The station serves an area where many foreign embassies are located. The area is also famous for its stylish neighborhoods with many sidewalk cafes, patisseries,restaurants, and from high fashion boutiques to vintage clothing shops. Between Shibuya and Ebisu stations, it is located on the western plateau of Shibuya on the Tokyu Toyoko Line nestled between the Meguro and Shibuya Rivers.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daikan-yama Station.

• Tokyu station information (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°38′53″N 139°42′12″E / 35.648038°N 139.703205°E / 35.648038; 139.703205