Otsuka Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
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It is also a stop on the Toden Arakawa Line
, whose station is named . This stop is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.
serving the two Yamanote Line tracks.
The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Lines
Ōtsuka Station is served by the Yamanote LineYamanote Line
The is commuter rail loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro, with all but two of its...
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It is also a stop on the Toden Arakawa Line
Toden Arakawa Line
The is a streetcar line in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates this line. The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system, but it is not the only tram line in Tokyo, as the privately owned Tōkyū Setagaya Line is also...
, whose station is named . This stop is located underneath Ōtsuka Station.
Station layout
The station consists of an elevated island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving the two Yamanote Line tracks.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 1 April 1903.The wooden station structure on the south side was demolished in 2009.