Ryōgoku Station

Ryōgoku Station (両国駅, Ryōgoku-eki) is a railway station in Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

JB21 E12 Ryōgoku Station 両国駅
Station building, May 2017
Japanese name
Shinjitai	両国駅
Kyūjitai	兩國驛
Hiragana	りょうごくえき
General information
Location	1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo （東京都墨田区横網1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East Toei Subway
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line E Ōedo Line
Other information
Station code	JB21 (Chūō-Sōbu Line) E-12 (Toei Oedo Line)
History
Opened	5 April 1904; 120 years ago (5 April 1904)
Previous names	Ryōgokubashi (until 1931)
Passengers
JR East FY2010	38,733 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Asakusabashi JB20 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Kinshichō JB22 towards Chiba Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Kuramae E11 towards Tochōmae Ōedo Line Morishita E13 towards Hikarigaoka
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Lines

The station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and the Toei Oedo Line, for which it is numbered as station E-12.

Station layout

Ryōgoku Station consists of two separate stations that are considered an interchange. The elevated station is operated by JR East and the underground station is operated by the Toei Subway. Although they are an interchange, passengers must pass through ticket barriers and pay separate fares to switch between services.

JR East

Ryōgoku is a local stop on the Chūō-Sōbu Line. "Rapid" trains bypass the station through a tunnel whose portal is to the north of the main station complex. The Chūō-Sōbu Line services use an island platform serving two tracks, with platform 1 used for westbound trains to central Tokyo and beyond, and platform 2 for eastbound trains to Chiba. As a remnant of its former terminal days, there is also a third platform (platform 3) at a slightly lower level used for special services only and not used by regular services.

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3	■ Boso Bicycle Base (B.B.Base)	Special platform used for B.B.Base reserved seat services

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  West ticket gates
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  JR platforms

Toei

The Toei subway station lies on a north–south axis underneath Kiyosumi Street (清澄通り, Kiyosumi-dori) and has five exits, labelled A1-A5.

Platforms

1	E Ōedo Line	for Iidabashi and Tochomae (change trains at Tochomae for Nerima and Hikarigaoka)
2	E Ōedo Line	for Daimon and Roppongi

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  Toei platforms

History

Ryōgoku Station opened on 5 April 1904 as Ryōgokubashi, gaining its current name in 1931. The Toei Ōedo Line station opened on 12 December 2000.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 38,733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ryōgoku station is located at the southern end of the Yokoami neighbourhood and directly bordering on the Ryōgoku neighbourhood. The station is close to sites such as the Ryōgoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and the memorial to the victims of the Great Kantō earthquake.

Other landmarks in the surrounding area include:

• Yokoamicho Park

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Toei station information (in Japanese)

35°41′44.66″N 139°47′38.24″E