Daikan-yama Station

Daikan-yama Station (代官山駅, Daikan-yama-eki) is a railway station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

TY02 Daikan-yama Station 代官山駅
The station entrance in August 2022
General information
Location	19-4 Daikanyamachō, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0034 Japan
Operated by	Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)	TY Tōyoko Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	TY02
History
Opened	28 August 1927; 97 years ago (28 August 1927)
Passengers
FY2013	29,483 daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station Naka-meguro TY03 towards Yokohama Tōyoko Line Local Shibuya TY01 Terminus
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Station layout

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. This station can only accommodate eight-car-length trains.

Platforms

1	TY Tōyoko Line	for Naka-meguro, Jiyūgaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna and Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Minatomirai and Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	TY Tōyoko Line	for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Ikebukuro TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkōen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

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  The platforms in April 2023

History

Daikan-yama Station opened on 28 August 1927, 18 months after the Tokyu Toyoko line opened. On March 15, 2013, the Shibuya Station above-ground train platforms closed down to serve the new underground platforms at the same station to serve the through service from the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line through services. As a result, the line between Daikan-yama and Shibuya Stations had to be replaced with a new section of underground track. On the morning of 16 March 2013, Tokyu Corporation started construction on converting the upwards slope at Daikan-yama station downwards. This included doing the same to the tracks and platforms to accommodate the new underground section. A total of 1,200 engineers worked 3 hours and 25 minutes throughout the night to lower the slope downwards.^[1][2]

Surrounding area

The station serves an area where many foreign embassies are located. The area is also famous for its stylish neighborhoods with many sidewalk cafes, patisseries, restaurants, and from high fashion boutiques to vintage clothing shops. Between Shibuya and Ebisu stations, it is located on the western plateau of Shibuya on the Tōyoko Line nestled between the Meguro and Shibuya Rivers.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Mike (2014-11-19). "1,200 Japanese workers convert above-ground train to subway line in a matter of hours". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 1200 people x 3.5hours = above-ground train became subway line　〜さよなら地上駅舎 東横線渋谷駅－2013.3.15−3.16 〜. YouTube.

External links

• Tokyu station information Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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