is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East). It is connected to the on the Tokyo Sakura Tram line, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Lines

Ōtsuka Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. A stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram, named Ōtsuka-ekimae Station is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving the two Yamanote Line tracks. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms, brought into use from 20 April 2013. File:JR Otuska sta 002.jpg, The south entrance, April 2010 File:JR_Yamanote-Line_Otsuka_Station_Gates.jpg, JR East ticket gates, September 2019 File:JR_Yamanote-Line_Otsuka_Station_Platform.jpg, The Yamanote line platforms, September 2019

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 April 1903. The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced in 2016 with Ōtsuka being assigned station number JY12.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 53,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Shin-ōtsuka Station is a subway station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. Its station number is M-24. The station opened on 20 January 1954, and consists of two side platforms. Lines Shin-ōtsuka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi L ...

(on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) * Sugamo Police Station * Sugamo Junior & Senior High School * Minami-Ōtsuka Hall

References

External links

JR East station information

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