Uguisudani Station

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]

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The south entrance of Uguisudani Station in November 2014
Location	1 Negishi, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
History
Opened	11 July 1912
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nippori NPRJY07 Next counter-clockwise Yamanote Line Ueno UENJY05 Next clockwise Nippori NPRJK30 toward Ōmiya Keihin–Tōhoku Line Local Ueno UENJK30 toward Yokohama
Location
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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 July 11, 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]

Surrounding area

• Iriya Station (on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
• Nezu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
• Shitamachi Museum
• The Ueno Royal Museum

See also

• 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.

External links

• JR East: Uguisudani Station information (in Japanese)