Uguisudani Station
35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E
JY06 JK31 Uguisudani Station 鶯谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The south entrance of Uguisudani Station in November 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Negishi, Taitō City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 July 1912 | |||||||||||||||
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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] The station is to the north of the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Park.
Lines
[edit]Uguisudani Station is served by the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Akabane, Urawa, and Omiya |
| 2 | JY Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro and Shinjuku |
| 3 | JY Yamanote Line | for Ueno and Tokyo |
| 4 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Tokyo, Shinagawa, and Yokohama |
History
[edit]The station opened on 11 July 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]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Nishi-Nippori being assigned station numbers JY06 for the Yamanote line and JK31 for the Keihin-Tōhoku line.[3][4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tokyo National Museum
- Ueno Park
- Iriya Station (on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
- Nezu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 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 [Platform edge doors installed at Uguisudani Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
External links
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- JR East: Uguisudani Station information (in Japanese)