is a railway station in
Toshima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, ...
, 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 ar ...
(JR East).
Lines
Ōtsuka Station is served by the circular
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 c ...
. A stop on the
Tokyo Sakura Tram
The , branded as the , is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is on ...
, named is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.
Station layout
The station consists of an elevated
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...
serving the two Yamanote Line tracks. The station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Gro ...
'' staffed ticket office.
Chest-high
platform edge doors
Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail s ...
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.
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
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otsuka Station
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903
Yamanote Line