is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). Tabata Station is on the

Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...

and

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban ...

and is served by the circular

trains and the local and rapid trains of the

Keihin–Tōhoku Line The is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. The line's name is derived from the characters for Tokyo ( ja, 東� ...

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving four tracks, with the Yamanote Line tracks on the inside, and Keihin-Tōhoku Line tracks on the outside, enabling cross-platform interchange between the two lines. There is a south and a north exit from the station.

Platforms

Chest-high

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were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in January 2015, with operation commencing in February.

History

Tabata Station opened on 1 April 1896. With the

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station was rebuilt between 2005 and August 2008.

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was introduced in 2016 with Tabata being assigned station numbers JY09 for the Yamanote line and JK34 for the Keihin-Tōhoku line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 45,116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 98th busiest station on the JR East network. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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References

External links

JR East station information
{{Keihin-Tōhoku Line Negishi Line Yamanote Line Keihin-Tōhoku Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896