Keisei Ueno Station

Keisei Ueno Station (京成上野駅, Keisei-Ueno-eki) is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It is the terminus of the Keisei Main Line and is a short distance from JR Ueno Station.

KS01 Keisei Ueno Station 京成上野駅
Keisei Ueno Station entrance in July 2021
General information
Location	1-60 Ueno-kōen, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	KS01
History
Opened	10 October 1933
Previous names	Ueno Kōen (until 1953)
Passengers
FY2015	44,814 daily
Services Preceding station Keisei Following station Terminus Skyliner Nippori KS02 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 Morningliner Eveningliner Main Line "Rapid" Limited Express Main Line Access Express Nippori KS02 towards Keisei Takasago Main Line Limited Express Commuter Express Rapid Local Nippori KS02 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Former services Preceding station Keisei Following station Terminus Main Line Local Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Closed 1997 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Location Keisei Ueno Station Location within Tokyo

Layout

Keisei Ueno station Ikenohata exit in August 2021

The station is underground beneath Ueno Park.

The layout consists of four bay platforms which serve four tracks.

Platforms

1 - 4	KS Keisei Main Line	Airport Limited Express Skyliner for Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) via KS Narita Sky Access Line Access Express trains for Aoto, Keisei Takasago, the Hokuso Line, and Narita Airport via KS Narita Sky Access Line
		Limited Express Eveningliner for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport via KS Keisei Main Line Local, Rapid, Commuter Express, and Limited Express trains for Aoto, Keisei Takasago, Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Narita, Narita Airport, and Keisei Chiba via KS Keisei Main Line

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  The ticket barriers in August 2021
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  Platforms 1 and 2 in 12 March 2023
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  Platforms 3 and 4 in 12 March 2023

History

The station opened on 10 October 1933 as Ueno Kōen Station (上野公園駅).^[1] It was renamed Keisei Ueno Station on 1 May 1953.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 June 2010. Keisei Ueno was assigned station number KS01.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 44,814 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Ueno Station (JR Lines, Ginza Line, and Hibiya Line)
• Ueno Park
• Ueno Zoo
• Shinobazu Pond
• Tokyo National Museum
• National Museum of Nature and Science
• National Museum of Western Art
• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
• Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Shitamachi Museum
• Ueno Tōshō-gū
• Kan'ei-ji

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
3. "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. 駅別乗降人員 （平成27年度1日平均） [Station passenger usage statistics (Fiscal 2015 daily averages)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway. 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

• Keisei Ueno Station map

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