Ryōgoku Station (両国駅, Ryōgoku-eki) is a railway station in Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
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| Shinjitai | 両国駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 兩國驛 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | りょうごくえき | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo （東京都墨田区横網1丁目） Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 April 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ryōgokubashi (until 1931) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR East FY2010 | 38,733 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and the Toei Oedo Line, for which it is numbered as station E-12.
Station layout
editRyōgoku Station consists of two separate stations that are considered an interchange. The elevated station is operated by JR East and the underground station is operated by the Toei Subway. Although they are an interchange, passengers must pass through ticket barriers and pay separate fares to switch between services.
JR East
editRyōgoku is a local stop on the Chūō-Sōbu Line. "Rapid" trains bypass the station through a tunnel whose portal is to the north of the main station complex. The Chūō-Sōbu Line services use an island platform serving two tracks, with platform 1 used for westbound trains to central Tokyo and beyond, and platform 2 for eastbound trains to Chiba. As a remnant of its former terminal days, there is also a third platform (platform 3) at a slightly lower level used for special services only and not used by regular services.
Platforms
edit| 1 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka |
| 2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Kinshichō, Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba |
| 3 | ■ Boso Bicycle Base (B.B.Base) | Special platform used for B.B.Base reserved seat services |
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JR platforms
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Toei
editThe Toei subway station lies on a north–south axis underneath Kiyosumi Street (清澄通り, Kiyosumi-dori) and has five exits, labelled A1-A5.
Platforms
edit| 1 | E Ōedo Line | for Iidabashi and Tochomae (change trains at Tochomae for Nerima and Hikarigaoka) |
| 2 | E Ōedo Line | for Daimon and Roppongi |
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Toei platforms
History
editRyōgoku Station opened on 5 April 1904 as Ryōgokubashi, gaining its current name in 1931. The Toei Ōedo Line station opened on 12 December 2000.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 38,733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
editRyōgoku station is located at the southern end of the Yokoami neighbourhood and directly bordering on the Ryōgoku neighbourhood. The station is close to sites such as the Ryōgoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and the memorial to the victims of the Great Kantō earthquake.
Other landmarks in the surrounding area include:
See also
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References
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Toei station information (in Japanese)