Yūtenji Station
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

is an elevated railway station on the
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
in
Meguro, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character ...
, Japan, operated by the private railway operator
Tokyu Corporation The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
.


Lines

Yutenji Station is served by the
Tokyu Toyoko Line The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
from in Tokyo. It is located 3.2 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.


Station layout

This station has two opposed
side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s serving two tracks, with an additional center track introduced in March 2017 for use by non-stop trains. As the station is only served by all-stops local services, it can only accommodate trains of up to eight cars in length.


Platforms

File:Yutenji-Station-central-gate.jpg, The ticket barriers in October 2018 File:Yutenji-Station-platform2018.jpg, The platforms in October 2018


History

Yutenji Station opened on 28 August 1927. Remodeling work commenced in November 2013 to reduce the width of the platforms, enabling an additional center track to be added between the existing up and down lines for use by non-stop trains. The newly-added center track was brought into use from the start of the revised timetable on 25 March 2017.


Passenger statistics

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yūtenji → Naka Meguro was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour. In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 31,494 passengers daily.東京都統計年鑑(平成29年)
/ref>


Surrounding area

* Meguro High School * Yūtenji Temple * Setagaya park


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yutenji Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Tokyu Toyoko Line Stations of Tokyu Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Buildings and structures in Meguro