Uguisudani Station

35.722066°N 139.777851°E / 35.722066; 139.777851

JY06 JK31 Uguisudani Station 鶯谷駅
The south entrance of Uguisudani Station in November 2014
General information
Location	1 Negishi, Taitō City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JK31 JY06
History
Opened	11 July 1912; 112 years ago (1912-07-11)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nippori NPRJY07 Next counter-clockwise Yamanote Line Ueno UENJY05 Next clockwise Nippori NPRJK28 towards Ōmiya Keihin–Tōhoku Line Local Ueno UENJK30 towards Yokohama
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Uguisudani Station (鶯谷駅, Uguisudani-eki) is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name relates to a valley where formerly many Japanese bush warblers (uguisu) were found.^[1] The station is to the north of the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Park.

Lines

Uguisudani Station is served by the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Akabane, Urawa, and Omiya
2	JY Yamanote Line	for Ikebukuro and Shinjuku
3	JY Yamanote Line	for Ueno and Tokyo
4	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Tokyo, Shinagawa, and Yokohama

History

The station opened on 11 July 1912.^[1]

Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms (platforms 2 and 3) in September 2014, with operation commencing on 18 October 2014.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Nishi-Nippori being assigned station numbers JY06 for the Yamanote line and JK31 for the Keihin-Tōhoku line.^[3][4]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo National Museum
• Ueno Park
• Iriya Station (on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
• Nezu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR東日本：各駅情報(鶯谷駅)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2007.
2. 鶯谷駅に可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed at Uguisudani Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
3. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
4. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

• JR East: Uguisudani Station information (in Japanese)