Ōtsuka Station
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JY12  Ōtsuka Station Ōtsuka-ekimae Station 大塚駅 大塚駅前停留場 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance in April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Minami-Ōtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′53″N 139°43′43″E / 35.731438°N 139.728692°ECoordinates: 35°43′53″N 139°43′43″E / 35.731438°N 139.728692°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | JY Yamanote Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 53,346 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅, Ōtsuka-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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]
Platforms
| 1 | JY Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa |
| 2 | JY Yamanote Line | for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo |
History
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
- Shin-ōtsuka Station (on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
- Sugamo Police Station
- Sugamo Junior & Senior High School
- Minami-Ōtsuka Hall
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