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Uguisudani Station

Coordinates: 35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E / 35.722066; 139.777851
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35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E / 35.722066; 139.777851

JY06 JK31
Uguisudani Station

鶯谷駅
The south entrance of Uguisudani Station in November 2014
General information
Location1 Negishi, Taitō City, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station code
  • JK31
  • JY06
History
Opened11 July 1912; 112 years ago (1912-07-11)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nippori
NPRJY07
Next counter-clockwise
Yamanote Line Ueno
UENJY05
Next clockwise
Nippori
NPRJK28
towards Ōmiya
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Local
Ueno
UENJK30
towards Yokohama
Location
Uguisudani Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Uguisudani Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Uguisudani Station is located in Tokyo
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station (Tokyo)
Uguisudani Station is located in Japan
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station (Japan)

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

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Uguisudani Station is served by the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines.

Station layout

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The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "JR東日本:各駅情報(鶯谷駅)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2007.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
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