Umi-Shibaura Station

Umi-Shibaura Station 海芝浦駅
Station platform
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Yokohama
Ward	Tsurumi
Neighborhood etc.	2 Suehiro-chō
Postal Code	230-0045
(in Japanese)	横浜市鶴見区末広町2丁目
History
Year opened	1940
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Tsurumi Line
Statistics	3.094 passengers/day 2007

Umi-Shibaura Station (海芝浦駅, Umi-shibaura-eki ) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Umi-Shibaura station is the terminus of the Umi-Shibaura branch of the Tsurumi Line, and lies 4.7 kilometers from the terminus at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout

The station exit, Toshiba plant entrance, and Shibaura Park

A single side platform, located on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay, serves one line for both inbound and outbound trains. The exit is located opposite the buffer stop, with simplified Suica terminals and a ticket disposal box. There is also an automatic ticket machine.

Platforms

1

■Tsurumi Line

for Tsurumi

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Tsurumi Line Umi-Shibaura branch
Shin-Shibaura		-	Terminus

Service

Umi-Shibaura is served hourly during off-peak times (midday, night and weekends), with more frequent services during morning and evening rush hours.

History

Umi-Shibaura Station was opened on November 1, 1940 as a station on a spur line of the privately-held Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō). The Tsurumi Rinkō line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japan National Railway (JNR) network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971, although the adjacent Toshiba guardhouse is staffed 24 hours a day. Upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station has been operated by JR East. In 2000, Umi-Shibaura Station was selected as one of the top 100 stations in the Kantō region by a public poll conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Surrounding area

The station is located on the grounds of Toshiba's Keihin Product Operations, and the only exit from the station is into the company's grounds. As a result, only Toshiba employees with valid employee ID cards and invited visitors are permitted to enter and exit the station. Toshiba owns the land beneath the station and the surrounding portion of the Tsurumi Line, and JR East operates both under a long-term lease. Because of the surrounding scenery, and its status as "the station which you can never leave", Umi-Shibaura has been featured in several books and television programs and has gained some popularity as a day-trip destination. Toshiba has catered to these tourists by constructing a small park (Shibaura Park) within the station for employees and waiting passengers; it is open to the public and has a sweeping view of the surrounding sea.

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• JR East Umi-Shibaura Station information (Japanese)