Etchūjima Station Explained

Etchūjima Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	越中島駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	2 Etchūjima, Kōtō, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Keiyō Line
Structure:	Underground
Accessible:	Yes
Code:	JE03
Status:	Staffed (part-time)
Opened:	1990
Passengers:	4,011 daily
Pass Year:	FY2010

is a railway station on the Keiyō Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Etchūjima Station is served by the Keiyō Line between and, and is located 2.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo.^[1] Only all-stations train stops at this station.

Station layout

The station is located underground, with the station concourse on the 1st basement level and the platforms on the 2nd basement level. The station has one island platform serving two tracks.^[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 10 March 1990.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Etchūjima being assigned station number JE03.^{[2] [3]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 4,011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

Other stations

• Tsukishima Station (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-21) and Toei Ōedo Line (E-16))
• Monzen-Nakachō Station (Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (T-12) and Toei Ōedo Line (E-15))

Business

• Tokyo Sports newspaper headquarters
• Sports Nippon newspaper headquarters
• Tonichi Printing headquarters

Education

• Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Etchujima campus
• Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu campus
• Tokyo Dai-san Shōgyō High School
• Kōtō Ward Fukagawa Dai-san Junior High School
• Kōtō Ward Etchujima Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Etchūjima Station information

35.668°N 139.7927°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　東京南東部・千葉北西部 . December 2009 . Kodansha . 978-4-06-270021-4 . Japan . 38 . ja . Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba.
2. Web site: 6 April 2016 . ⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します . Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 7 January 2023 . jreast.co.jp . ja.
3. Web site: Kusamachi . Yoshikazu . 7 April 2016 . JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ . JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html . 6 August 2022 . 7 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). FY2010 Station passenger figures. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 20 January 2012.