is a railway station on the
Odakyū Odawara Line
The is the main line of Japanese private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. It extends 82.5 km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara, the gateway to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is ...
and
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).[Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya (渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April 1, ...]
, Japan. The Tokyo Metro station number is C-01.
Both lines share platforms at this station, as each line has through operation onto the other.
Station layout
File:Yoyogiuehara Station platforms March 20 2020 - various 11 23 57 396000.jpeg, Platforms, 2020
Services
Except for ''
Romancecar
The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
'' limited express services, all Odakyu Odawara Line trains stop at Yoyogi-Uehara. From here trains either continue inbound on the Odawara Line to or the Chiyoda Line for ; some trains from the Chiyoda Line terminate here, while others and all trains from Shinjuku continue along the Odawara Line.
Surrounding area
Tokyo Metropolitan Route 413 ("Inokashira-dōri") intersects the Odawara Line just west of the station. There are several music-related institutions including
Koga Masao
was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate. His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama Shimpei's '' yonanuki'' scale, was popularly known in Japan ...
Museum of Music and
JASRAC
The , often referred to as JASRAC, is a Japanese copyright collection society. It was founded in 1939 as a nonprofit organization, and is the largest musical copyright administration society in Japan.
Overview
JASRAC's main business activity i ...
headquarters located nearby as well as the
Tokyo Camii mosque.
A nearby bus stop served by
Keio Dentetsu Bus
is a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present Keio Corporation) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the sam ...
provides local transit in the immediate vicinity.
History
The station was opened as a stop on the Odakyu Odawara Line on 1 April 1927.
TRTA (now
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...
) began service at the station on 31 March 1978.
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 to the Odakyu Line in 2014 with Yoyogi-Uehara being assigned station number OH05.
References
{{Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927
Odakyu Odawara Line
Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Stations of Tokyo Metro
Railway stations in Tokyo