Okachimachi Station

Coordinates: 35°42′26″N 139°46′29″E / 35.707327°N 139.774847°E / 35.707327; 139.774847

Okachimachi Station 御徒町駅
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Taitō
Neighborhood etc.	5 Ueno
(in Japanese)	東京都台東区上野５丁目
History
Year opened	1925
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Yamanote Line Keihin-Tōhoku Line

Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅, okachimachi-eki^?) is a railway station located in Taito, Tokyo, Japan.

Layout

The station is on a raised viaduct running in a roughly north-south direction. There are two island platforms with two tracks on either side of each platform. Tracks 1 and 4 (the outermost tracks) serve the Keihin-Tōhoku Line (京浜東北線) whilst tracks 2 and 3 (the inner tracks) are used for Yamanote Line trains (山手線).^[1] This platform arrangement allows for easy cross-platform interchanges so that passengers may transfer between lines in the same direction by walking across the platform. East of the platforms are tracks belonging to the Tōhoku Main Line formerly running to Tokyo Station but which are now used to stable trains terminating at Ueno Station.

1

■Keihin-Tōhoku Line

for Tokyo, Yokohama, and Ofuna

2

■Yamanote Line

for Tokyo and Shinagawa

3

■Yamanote Line

for Ueno and Ikebukuro

4

■Keihin-Tōhoku Line

for Ueno, Akabane, and Omiya

Okachimachi has two exits, the north exit (北口) and the south exit (南口).^[1] Both exits have ticket vending machines and bathrooms; however, the north exit has a JR reservation office and escalators to the platforms. On the other hand, there are lockers available at the south exit.^[1]

Lines

East Japan Railway Company (JR East):

• Keihin-Tōhoku Line
• Yamanote Line

Although not physically connected, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Naka-Okachimachi, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Ueno-hirokōji and Toei Ueno-Okachimachi underground subway stations are within walking distance of Okachimachi and marked as interchanges on route maps.

Surroundings

Okachimachi Station is in the centre of a busy commercial district stretching southwards from Ueno Station. Particularly well-known is Ameyoko, a busy shopping street dominated by small market-style stalls selling a wide variety of wares. Ameyoko runs parallel to the railway line and includes a large market under the railway tracks.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yamanote Line
Akihabara		-	Ueno
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Akihabara		Local	Ueno
Rapid: no stop

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Okachimachi station layout JR East Retrieved 2009-01-11

External links

• japan-guide.com: Ameyoko