is a railway station in

Toshima, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in 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, ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). It is connected to the on the

Tokyo Sakura Tram The , branded as the is a hybrid tram/light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden tram system and one of the only two ...

line, operated by

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as Toei Transportation, Toei Transport, or simply , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems wh ...

(Toei).

Lines

Ōtsuka Station is served by the circular

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line () is a railway Circle route, 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 centres ...

. A stop on the

, named Ōtsuka-ekimae Station is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serving the two Yamanote Line tracks. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...

'' 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 sy ...

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 c ...

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 Li ...

(on the

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The is a Rapid transit, subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami, Tokyo, Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo, Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sa ...

) * Sugamo Police Station * Sugamo Junior & Senior High School * Minami-Ōtsuka Hall

References

External links

JR East station information

{{DEFAULTSORT:Otsuka Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 Yamanote Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation