Ōtsuka Station

Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅, Ōtsuka-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

For the station in Hiroshima, see Astram Ozuka Station.

JY12
Ōtsuka Station
Ōtsuka-ekimae Station

大塚駅
大塚駅前停留場
The north entrance in April 2012
General information
Location3 Minami-Ōtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35.731438°N 139.728692°E / 35.731438; 139.728692
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JY Yamanote Line
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened1 April 1903
Passengers
FY201053,346 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ikebukuro
IKBJY13
Next counter-clockwise
 Yamanote Line Sugamo
JY11
Next clockwise
Preceding station Toei Following station
Mukohara
towards Waseda
 Toden Arakawa Line Sugamoshinden
towards Minowabashi
Location
Ōtsuka
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Ōtsuka
Ōtsuka (Tokyo)
Ōtsuka
Ōtsuka (Japan)

Lines

Ōtsuka Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. A stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram, named Ōtsuka-ekimae Station (大塚駅前停留場, Ōtsuka ekimae teiryūjō) 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.[1]

Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms, brought into use from 20 April 2013.[2]

  • The south entrance, April 2010
  • JR East ticket gates, September 2019
  • The Yamanote line platforms, September 2019

Platforms
1 JY Yamanote Line for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa
2 JY Yamanote Line for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo

History
Otsuka Station in the early 20th century

The station opened on 1 April 1903.[3]

The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 53,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area
Ōtsuka-ekimae tram stop beneath the JR East station in December 2007

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（大塚駅） [Station Information (Ōtsuka Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. 山手線大塚駅で可動式ホーム柵の使用開始 [Platform edge doors introduced at Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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