Tabata Station (Tokyo)
Coordinates: 35°44′16″N 139°45′41″E / 35.737909°N 139.761254°E
Tabata Station 田端駅 | |
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 North exit of station building following rebuilding, June 2010 | |
| Location |
1 Tabata, Kita, Tokyo （東京都北区田端一丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 45,116 daily |
Tabata Station (田端駅 Tabata-eki) is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Tabata Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the Yamanote Line tracks on the inside, and Keihin-Tōhoku Line tracks on the outside. There is a south and a north exit from the station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Akabane, Urawa, and Omiya |
| 2 | ■ Yamanote Line | for Ikebukuro and Shinjuku (Anti-clockwise) |
| 3 | ■ Yamanote Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, and Shinagawa (Clockwise) |
| 4 | ■ Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, and Yokohama |
Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in January 2015, with operation commencing in February.[1]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamanote Line | ||||
| Komagome | - | Nishi-Nippori | ||
| Keihin-Tōhoku Line | ||||
| Ueno | Rapid | Kami-Nakazato | ||
| Nishi-Nippori | Local | Kami-Nakazato | ||
History
Tabata Station opened on 1 April 1896.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] The station was rebuilt between 2005 and August 2008.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 45,116 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 98th busiest station on the JR East network.[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,555[4] |
| 2005 | 41,400[5] |
| 2010 | 43,208[6] |
| 2013 | 45,116[3] |
Surrounding area
- Tabata Memorial Museum of Writers and Artists
- Tokyo Women's Medical University
See also
References
- ↑ 山手線田端駅に可動式ホーム柵が設置される [Platform edge doors installed at Yamanote Line Tabata Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 389. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tabata Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)