Nippori Station

Nippori Station 日暮里駅
Elevated view of Nippori station, September 2009
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Arakawa
Neighborhood etc.	2 Nishi-Nippori
(in Japanese)	東京都荒川区西日暮里二丁目
History
Year opened	1905
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East Keisei Electric Railway Toei
Line(s)	Jōban Line Keihin-Tōhoku Line Yamanote Line Keisei Main Line Nippori-Toneri Liner
Medium bus terminal at this station

Nippori Station (日暮里駅, Nippori-eki^?) is a major railway interchange station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan.

The station is currently undergoing major rebuilding work to provide a connection to the adjoining Nippori-Toneri Line station. A new elevated platform for Keisei services opened on October 3, 2009.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Jōban Line
  • Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • Yamanote Line

• Keisei Electric Railway
  • Main Line

• Toei
  • Nippori-Toneri Liner

The station is an intersection of JR and Keisei systems. Although Keisei Ueno Station, the terminal of Keisei, is also located adjacent to JR's Ueno Station, Nippori Station provides easier transfer.

Platforms

Keisei platforms

Keisei elevated platform, October 2009

A new elevated platform serving outbound Keisei trains opened to traffic on October 3, 2009. The new elevated line has two side platforms serving a single track. One platform is for Skyliner, City Liner, and Evening Liner boarding, while the other platform is for regular commuter trains. Ueno-bound trains continue to discharge on the original platform on the lower level.

0	■Keisei Main Line	to Ueno
1	■Narita Sky Access	for Narita Airport (Skyliner trains)
	■Keisei Main Line	for Aoto, Funabashi, Narita and Narita Airport (City Liner and Evening Liner trains)
2	■Narita Sky Access	for Aoto, Takasago, the Hokuso Line and Narita Airport (Local, Rapid, Commuter Express, and Limited Express trains)
	■Keisei Main Line	for Aoto, Funabashi, Narita Airport and Chiba (Local, Rapid, Commuter Express, and Limited Express trains)

JR platforms

There are no platforms for tracks 5 to 8, which are for non-stop Takasaki Line and Utsunomiya Line trains.

3	■■Jōban Line (Rapid service)	to Ueno
4	■■Jōban Line (Rapid service) and Narita Line	for Kita-Senju, Matsudo, Toride, Narita, Tsuchiura and Mito
9	■Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa and Yokohama
10	■Yamanote Line (clockwise)	for Ueno and Tokyo
11	■Yamanote Line (anti-clockwise)	for Ikebukuro and Shinjuku
12	■Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Tabata, Akabane and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR East
Yamanote Line
Uguisudani		-	Nishi-Nippori
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Uguisudani		Local	Nishi-Nippori
Ueno		Rapid	Tabata
Jōban Line
Ueno		Rapid	Mikawashima
Ueno		Special Rapid	Matsudo
Keisei Electric Railway
Main Line
Keisei Ueno		Local	Shin-Mikawashima
Keisei Ueno		Rapid	Senju-Ōhashi
Keisei Ueno		Commuter Express Ltd. Exp. Access Exp. Morning Liner Evening Liner City Liner	Aoto
Keisei Ueno		Skyliner	Airport Terminal 2
Toei
Nippori-Toneri Liner
Terminus		-	Nishi-Nippori

History

The JR station first opened on April 1, 1905.^[1]

The Keisei station opened on December 19, 1931.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Yanaka Cemetery
• Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East

See also

Media related to Nippori Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ "JR East station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1184. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
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. 203. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)
• Keisei Nippori Station diagram

Coordinates: 35°43′39″N 139°46′15″E / 35.727588°N 139.770781°E / 35.727588; 139.770781