Uguisudani Station
35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E
Uguisudani 鶯谷 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) South entrance, November 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Negishi, Taitō, Tokyo （東京都台東区根岸１丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
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 Saitama |
| 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: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| 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
See also
References
- ^ a b "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. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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