Higashi-Jūjō Station

Higashi-Jūjō Station (東十条駅, Higashi-Jūjō-eki) is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JK37
Higashi-Jūjō Station

東十条駅
North entrance of the station, January 2010
General information
Location3 Higashi-Jūjō, Kita-ku, Kita, Tokyo
(東京都北区東十条3丁目)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Platforms2 island platforms
History
Opened1931
Previous namesShimo-Jūjō (until 1957)
Passengers
[1]21,762 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōji
JK36
towards Yokohama
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
Local
Akabane
JK38
towards Ōmiya

Lines

Higashi-Jūjō Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line from Ōmiya to Ōfuna. It is located 18.9 km from Ōmiya and 11.4 km from Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving three tracks (platforms 2 and 3 are located on either side of the same track).

Platforms

1/2 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Ōfuna
3 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line Terminating services only
4 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Akabane, Urawa, and Ōmiya

History

The stations opened on 1 August 1931, initially named Shimo-Jūjō Station.[2] On 1 April 1957, the station was renamed Higashi-Jūjō.

Surrounding area

References

  1. JR East statistics (2010). Number of boarding passengers.
  2. "JR East station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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