Kameari Station

Kameari Station (亀有駅, Kameari-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

South entrance, July 2018

JL20 Kameari Station 亀有駅
The north entrance in January 2017
General information
Location	3 Kameari, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JL Jōban Line (Local) (Local)
Platforms	1 island
Tracks	4
History
Opened	17 May 1897
Passengers
FY2015	41,058 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ayase JL19 Terminus Jōban Line Local-Kankō Kanamachi JL21 towards Toride
Location Kameari Station Location within Tokyo

Lines

The station is served by the Jōban Line.

Station layout

The station has an island platform with two tracks for local services. Tracks for non-stop (rapid) trains run parallel to the local tracks but are not served by platforms at this station. The main entrance features a NewDays convenience store and Becks Coffee, with wheelchair access to the platform via elevator.

Platforms

1	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

The station opened on 17 May 1897. In May 2023 construction of a series of free-standing canopies was completed on the North side of the station providing sheltered access to all bus platforms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 41,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1] In the same year, data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kameari → Ayase was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.^[2]

Surrounding area

The koban located at the north entrance of the train station is known as a model of a koban in Osamu Akimoto's long-running manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. The police cartoon stages in Kameari area where the train station is situated. As a tribute to the cartoon, two statues of the officer Kankichi Ryotsu, the main character of the series, were placed near north and south entrances of the train station in 2006. Other statues of Kochi-Kame characters can be spotted in the surrounding area including Kameari Koen and are common photo spots for tourists.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan