Harajuku Station

Harajuku Station (原宿駅, Harajuku-eki) is a railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station takes its name from the area on its eastern side, Harajuku.

JY19
Harajuku Station

原宿駅
Harajuku Station building in March 2020
Location1 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo
 Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JY Yamanote Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsC03 F15 Meiji-jingumae Station
Other information
Station codeJY19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 October 1906
Passengers
FY201370,866 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JY18
next clockwise
Yamanote Line
SBYJY20
next counterclockwise
Location
Harajuku Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Harajuku Station
Harajuku Station (Tokyo)
Harajuku Station
Harajuku Station (Japan)

Lines

This station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. It is also adjacent to Meiji-Jingumae Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda and Fukutoshin Lines, and is marked as an interchange on most route maps, although there is no physical connection between the two stations.

Station layout
The Yamanote line platforms in 2020

The station consists of a two side platforms serving two tracks. The station was initially an island platform with an additional temporary platform for the Shinjuku direction during major events only. The temporary platform was made permanent during the 2020 renovations, and the two platforms now serve different directions.

The main entrance is at the southern end of the station. A smaller entrance leading to the centre of the platform is convenient for Takeshita Street, a famous area in Harajuku.

Outside of the Imperial train platform

To the north of the station there is a separate platform serving a loop on the east side of the freight line for use by the Imperial train. The platform has not been used since 2001, in part because the opening of the Shonan-Shinjuku Line has made it more difficult to schedule special charters on the Yamanote Line corridor (the most recent use of the official Imperial train, in 2008, was to and from Ueno Station). The points, signals and rails incidental to the platform are in disrepair, making it impossible to use the platform without some refurbishment.[1]

Platforms
1 JY Yamanote Line for Shibuya and Shinagawa
2 JY Yamanote Line for Shinjuku and Ikebukuro

History
Original station building in 2016

The station opened on October 30, 1906.[2]

Platform edge doors were installed on the platforms in November 2014, and brought into operation from December.[3]

2020 renovations

In June 2016, JR East announced plans to rebuild the station ahead of the 2020 Olympics in order to alleviate overcrowding.[4] A new station building was to be built by JR East at the station's Meiji-Jingu entrance. A temporary platform used during busy periods will become the permanent platform for trains heading north through the station.[5][6][7] The new station building and platform opened on 21 March 2020, in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.[8][9] JR East decided in November 2019 to demolish the old station building at the Takeshita entrance on safety grounds after the Paralympics, and replace it with a safer structure constructed in a similar style.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 70,866 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the sixtieth-busiest station operated by JR East.[10] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200071,364[11]
200573,446[12]
201071,456[13]
201169,750[14]
201271,472[15]
201370,866[10]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 原宿駅の北、宮廷ホームひっそり　皇室専用、９年不使用. Asahi Shimbun. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 28. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. 山手線原宿駅に可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed at Yamanote Line Harajuku Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. 駅改良の工事計画について [Station rebuilding plans] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. 駅改良の工事計画について [Station Improvement Construction Plans] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. "JR East to rebuild Tokyo's Harajuku Station amid tourism boom". The Japan Times. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. McGee, Oona (2016-06-08). "Japan's Harajuku Station to be rebuilt ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics". RocketNews24. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. "Old wooden Harajuku Station to be demolished | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  9. "New Harajuku Station building opens | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  11. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  12. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  13. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  14. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  15. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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