Ōji Station (Tokyo)

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Ōji Station
Oji-ekimae Station

王子駅
王子駅前停留場
High angle view of Ouji Station.jpg
Ōji Station from Hokutopia
General information
LocationKita-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)

Ōji Station (王子駅, Ōji-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, located in the Ōji  [ ja ] area of Kita, Tokyo. It is also a tram stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram named Oji-ekimae Station (王子駅前停留場, Ōji-ekimae Teiryūjō).

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Lines

JR East

JK36
Ōji Station

王子駅
JREast-oji-station-platform.jpg
JR station platform in August 2007
General information
Location1-3 Ōji, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by JR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Other information
Station codeJK36
History
Opened28 July 1883;141 years ago (28 July 1883)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Kami-Nakazato
JK35
towards Yokohama
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Local
Higashi-Jūjō
JK37
towards Ōmiya

The Keihin-Tōhoku Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1JK  Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Akabane, Minami-Urawa, and Ōmiya
2for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama and Ōfuna

Tokyo Metro

N16
Oji Station

王子駅
TokyoMetro-N16-Oji-station-platform.jpg
Tokyo Metro station platform in June 2008
General information
Location1-10-18 Ōji, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Metro logo.svg Tokyo Metro
Line(s)N Namboku Line
Distance17.4 km (10.8 mi) from Meguro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeN-16
Website www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/oji/index.html
History
Opened29 November 1991;33 years ago (29 November 1991)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro logo.svg Tokyo Metro Following station
Nishigahara
N15
towards Meguro
Namboku Line Oji-kamiya
N17

The Namboku Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1N  Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi
SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono
2

Toei

SA-16 station number.png
Oji-ekimae Station

王子駅前停留場
Oji-Station-2005-10-24 2.jpg
Tokyo Sakura Tram station in October 2005
General information
Location1 Ōji, Kita Ward, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Symbol of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Toei
Line(s) Tokyo Sakura Tram symbol.svg Toden Arakawa Line
Distance6.0 km (3.7 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Website www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/services/streetcar/stations/oji-ekimae.html
History
Opened17 April 1915;109 years ago (17 April 1915)
Services
Preceding station Symbol of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Toei Following station
Asukayama
SA-17 station number.png
towards Waseda
Toden Arakawa Line Sakaechō
SA-15 station number.png
towards Minowabashi

The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.

History

The station opened on 28 July 1883. [1]

What is now the Toden Arakawa Line begins operation on 17 April 1915.[ citation needed ]

The Namboku Line subway station opened on 29 November 1991. [2] It was inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. [3]

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References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧[JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN   4-533-00503-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 214. ISBN   4-87366-874-3.
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