Etchūjima Station
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

→ is a railway station on the
Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the Ke ...
in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the
East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East).


Lines

Etchūjima Station is served by the
Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the Ke ...
between and , and is located 2.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo. Only all-stations train stops at this station.


Station layout

The station is located underground, with the station concourse on the 1st basement level and the platforms on the 2nd basement level. The station has one
island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
serving two tracks.


Platforms


History

The station opened on 10 March 1990.
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 c ...
was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Etchūjima being assigned station number JE03.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 4,011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).It has the lowest number of passengers among all JR stations in Tokyo's 23 wards.


Surrounding area


Other stations

* Tsukishima Station (
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line The is a rapid transit, subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "go ...
(Y-21) and
Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...
(E-16)) * Monzen-Nakachō Station (
Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...
(T-12) and
Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...
(E-15))


Business

*
Tokyo Sports is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards References External links

* http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp Official website 1960 establishments in Japan Da ...
newspaper headquarters *
Sports Nippon , also known as , is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948. In a 1997 report it was called one of the "Big Three" sports papers in Japan, out of a field of 17 sports dailies. It is an affiliate newspaper of the ...
newspaper headquarters * Tonichi Printing headquarters


Education

*
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology , abbreviated as , is a national university in Japan. The main campus (Shinagawa Campus) is located in Minato, Tokyo and another campus (Etchujima Campus) is in Kōtō, Tokyo. History The university was established in 2003 with a merger of ...
Etchujima campus * Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu campus * Tokyo Dai-san Shōgyō High School * Kōtō Ward Fukagawa Dai-san Junior High School * Kōtō Ward Etchujima Elementary School


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


Etchūjima Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Etchujima Station Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990 Stations of East Japan Railway Company