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Tamachi Station (Tokyo)
Encyclopedia
is a railway station
in Minato, Tokyo
, Japan
.
-Karasumori
section of the national railway
.
and Keihin-Tōhoku
lines. All trains call at Tamachi.
Mita Station
on the Toei
Asakusa and Mita
underground (subway) lines is within walking distance, although there is no physical connection and the stations are generally not marked as an interchange on route maps.
Tamachi is the nearest JR station to Keio University
's Mita campus and Temple University Japan's Mita and Azabu campuses.
in the direction of travel between the Yamanote line
(platforms 2 and 3) and the Keihin-Tōhoku line
(platforms 1 and 4). As this is the first cross-platform
interchange following the intersection of both lines
the platforms are comparatively busy. There is a skatepark
near the
station.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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History
The station opened on December 16, 1909 as an intermediate station on the newly opened ShinagawaShinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
-Karasumori
Shimbashi Station
is a major interchange station in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district, directly south of Tokyo station.-History:...
section of the national railway
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
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Lines
Tamachi is served by the YamanoteYamanote Line
The is commuter rail loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro, with all but two of its...
and Keihin-Tōhoku
Keihin-Tohoku Line
The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...
lines. All trains call at Tamachi.
Mita Station
Mita Station
is a railway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is adjacent to Tamachi Station on the Yamanote Line and is a major station for commuters due to the proximity of many office and condominium developments...
on the Toei
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...
Asakusa and Mita
Toei Mita Line
The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for...
underground (subway) lines is within walking distance, although there is no physical connection and the stations are generally not marked as an interchange on route maps.
Tamachi is the nearest JR station to Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
's Mita campus and Temple University Japan's Mita and Azabu campuses.
Layout
The station consists of two platforms with cross-platform interchangeCross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
in the direction of travel between the Yamanote line
(platforms 2 and 3) and the Keihin-Tōhoku line
(platforms 1 and 4). As this is the first cross-platform
interchange following the intersection of both lines
the platforms are comparatively busy. There is a skatepark
Skatepark
A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
near the
station.