is a major railway interchange station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is also adjacent to the Yanaka neighborhood of

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district.

Lines

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(JR East) ** Joban Line (Rapid) ** Keihin-Tohoku Line **

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* Keisei Electric Railway **

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* Toei **

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The station is an intersection of JR and Keisei systems. Although

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, the terminal of Keisei, is also located adjacent to JR East's

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, Nippori Station provides easier transfer.

Platforms

Keisei platforms

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'', '' Cityliner'', and '' Eveningliner'' boarding, while the other platform is for regular commuter trains. Ueno-bound trains continue to discharge on the original platform on the lower level.

JR platforms

There are no platforms for tracks 5 to 8, which are for non-stop Takasaki Line and

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trains.

Nippori-Toneri platforms

The

station is elevated and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

History

The JR station first opened on April 1, 1905. The Keisei station opened on December 19, 1931. A new elevated platform for Keisei services opened on October 3, 2009. Station numbering was introduced to the

platforms in November 2017 with the station receiving station number NT01.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 102,817 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 37th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Keisei station was used by an average of 96,428 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the third-busiest station operated by Keisei. Over the same fiscal year, the Toei station was used by an average of 20,421 per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner. The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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* Yanaka-Ginza Shopping District * Yūyake-dandan Stairs * Fujimizaka Hill *

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Medical Center East

Connecting bus services

Toei Bus operates local bus services from the following Nippori Station bus stops.

References

External links

JR East station information

Keisei Nippori Station diagram
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