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Nippori Station
is a major interchange railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is adjacent to the Yanaka neighborhood of Taito district. Lines *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ** Joban Line (Rapid) ** Keihin–Tōhoku Line **Yamanote Line *Keisei Electric Railway **Keisei Main Line * Toei ** Nippori-Toneri Liner The station is an intersection of JR and Keisei systems. Although Keisei Ueno Station, the terminal of Keisei, is also located adjacent to JR East's Ueno Station, Nippori Station provides easier transfer. Platforms Keisei platforms A new elevated platform serving outbound Keisei trains opened to traffic on October 3, 2009. The new elevated line has two side platforms serving a single track. One platform serves as a boarding platform for '' Skyliner'', '' Cityliner'', and '' Eveningliner'' limited express services, while the other as a boarding platform for regular commuter trains. Ueno-bound trains continue to discharge on the original platform on the lower level. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Nippori Station Platform - March 31 2019 740am 07 51 08 537000
Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ... * Keisei Bus {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameido Station
is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Lines Kameido Station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line The is a railway line that runs through Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, the line operates on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line ( Chūō Line (Rapid)) and ... and the 3.4 km Tobu Kameido Line from . Station layout JR East platforms Tobu platforms This station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. History The JR station (originally on the Sōbu Railway) opened on December 1, 1894. The Tobu Kameido Line station opened on April 5, 1904. Surrounding area * Kameido Tenjinja Shrine * Yomiuri College of Car Mechanics References External links JR East station information {{coord, 35.6977, N, 139.8264, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Bus
The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division, the . It is also called . The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the special wards of Tokyo, as well as those in the city of Ōme in the western Tama Area. It creates a virtual monopoly of bus routes in the central Tokyo (the area roughly within Yamanote Line loop), while those in other parts of Tokyo Metropolis and the Greater Tokyo Area are operated by many different companies. TMBT also operates a few other bus services, such as chartered bus, school bus, and community bus. Tokyo is one of the only two Japanese prefectures that directly operate bus routes, the other being Nagasaki Ken-ei Bus by the Transportation Bureau of Nagasaki Prefecture. As of February 2022, there are about 200 routes with the total length of . If the sections shared by multiple routes are counted once, the length is . 1,467 bus vehicles serve 1,639 bus stops. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Women's Medical University
, TWMU, is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. The University also operates the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital within the campus, as well as a separate hospital in Yachiyo, Chiba file:京成バラ園.jpg, 270px, Keisei Rose Gardens is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 205,748 in 96,903 households and a population density of 4000 persons per km2. The tota .... History TWMU originated from , which was founded by Japanese physician Yoshioka Yayoi in 1900. In 1952, Tokyo Women's Medical College (TWMC) was established under the new educational system. In 1998, it was renamed to Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU). State funding reduced In January 2025, the Japan Private School Promotion and Mutual Aid Project in charge of allocating funding to Japanese private universities decided to reduce the school’s funding allocation by 50% due to issues around university governance after issues aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanaka Cemetery
is a large cemetery located north of Ueno in Yanaka 7-chome, Taito, Tokyo, Japan. The Yanaka sector of Taito is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt. The cemetery is famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms in April that completely cover its paths, and for that reason that its central street is often called Cherry-blossom Avenue. Description Although renamed over 85 years ago, the cemetery is still often called by its old official name, , and not ''Yanaka Reien''. It has an area of over 100 thousand square meters and hosts about 7 thousand graves. The cemetery has its own police station and a small walled enclosure dedicated to the Tokugawa clan, family of the 15 Tokugawa ''shōguns'' of Japan, which however is closed to the public and must be peeked at through double barred gates. The last ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Yoshinobu, also known as Keiki, rests here. The cemetery used to be part of a Buddhist temple called , and its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Station Numbering
Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood characters ( Latin letters and Arabic numbers). The system is now in use by various railway companies around the world such as in mainland China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States. History Station numbering was first introduced—but to less fanfare—in South Korea, by the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in 1983 as a section of Seoul Subway Line 2 ( Euljiro 1-ga to Seongsu) was opened. Its first usage in Japan was in the Nagasaki Electric Tramway where it was introduced in May 1984."History of Nagasaki Electric Tramway line transition", ''Stadtbahn'' issue 9, April 1984 The Tokyo subway system introduced station numbering in 2004. Sports events are usually the turning point for the introduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line () is the name given to a section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Services Services on the Utsunomiya Line are typically divided into three categories: services to or from Ueno, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line services, and Ueno–Tokyo Line services. Between Ueno and Ōmiya, trains share the track with the Takasaki Line, both of which serve as ''de facto'' express services compared to the parallel Keihin–Tōhoku Line. Northbound services mostly terminate at or , with some at . Southbound trains mostly travel through the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line to on the Yokosuka Line, or the Ueno–Tokyo Line to on the Tōkaidō Line, with a few trains terminating at Ueno. The fastest service on the line, the rapid ''Rabbit'', makes the run between Ueno and Utsunomiya in 1 hour and 26 minutes. Service on the line is generally divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line () is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). All services on the line (excluding through Shonan-Shinjuku Line trains) run to/from Ueno Station in Tokyo via the Tōhoku Main Line. The line was extended to Tokyo Station via the Ueno-Tokyo Line that opened in March 2015. As the Takasaki Line serves many major cities within Saitama Prefecture, it is a vital means of transport within the prefecture. National Route 17 and its historical predecessor, the Nakasendō, run parallel to the line. Services Services on the Takasaki Line are typically divided into three categories: services to or from Ueno, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line services, and Ueno-Tokyo Line services. Between Ueno and Ōmiya, trains share the track with the Tōhoku Main Line ( Utsunomiya Line), both of which serve as ''de facto'' expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita Sky Access Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Keisei-Takasago Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The entire route from Keisei Ueno Station, including the Keisei Main Line as far as Keisei-Takasago, is branded . The Keisei Electric Railway operates over the entire line, while other companies operate over certain sections of it, such as Hokuso Railway. The new line is used by '' Skyliner'' limited express services operating at up to using Keisei AE series EMUs. Operations Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of , thus completing the run from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 in a minimum of 36 minutes (15 minutes faster than the previous Skyliner route, which took 51 minutes). The reserved-seat Keisei Skyliner limited express fare for the route between Narita airport and either Nippori or Ueno stations is ¥2,580 and takes 36–41 minutes, while the Access Express comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
