Gotanda Station Explained

Gotanda Station should not be confused with Gotanno Station.


Gotanda Station
Native Name:五反田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Higashigotanda, Shinagawa City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Gotanda Station

Gotanda Station (Japanese: 五反田駅,pronounced as /ja/) is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei.

Lines

Gotanda Station is served by the following lines:

Station layout

JR East

The JR East station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Chest-height platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in February 2015, with operation commencing in March.[1]

Tokyu

The Tokyu station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, located above the JR platforms.

Toei

The Toei subway station consists of one underground island platform serving two tracks.

History

The JR station first opened on 15 October 1911.[2] The Tokyu Ikegami Line station opened on 17 June 1928.[3] The Toei Asakusa Line station opened on 15 November 1968.[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Gotanda being assigned JY23.[4] [5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 132,524 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 24th-busiest station operated by JR East.[6] Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyu station was used by an average of 108,025 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers), making it the busiest station on the Ikegami Line.[7]

The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyu
1999 133,202[8]
2000 132,411[9]
2005 126,137[10] 101,969[11]
2010 129,154[12] 102,101[13]
2011 127,996[14] 101,904[15]
2012 130,633[16] 105,167[17]
2013 132,524 108,025

Surrounding area

See also

External links

35.6265°N 139.7234°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2015/02/25/150000.html. ja: 山手線五反田駅に可動式ホーム柵が設置される . Platform edge doors installed at Yamanote Line Gotanda Station. 25 February 2015. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 25 February 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=695. ja:各駅情報（五反田駅）. Station information (Gotanda Station). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 26 December 2011.
  3. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 4-87366-874-3.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 6 May 2001 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/data/passengers/. ja:2013年度乗降人員. 2013 Station passenger figures. Tokyū Corporation. Japan. ja. 4 June 2014. 6 September 2014.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/1999.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （1999年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 6 September 2014.
  9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 9 October 2014 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/data/passengers/2005.html. ja:2005年度乗降人員. 2005 Station passenger figures. Tokyū Corporation. Japan. ja. 19 May 2006. 6 September 2014.
  12. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/data/passengers/2010.html. ja:2010年度乗降人員. 2010 Station passenger figures. Tokyū Corporation. Japan. ja. 19 May 2011. 6 September 2014.
  14. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165126/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . 8 October 2014 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  15. Web site: http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/data/passengers/2011.html. ja:2011年度乗降人員. 2011 Station passenger figures. Tokyū Corporation. Japan. ja. 15 May 2012. 6 September 2014.
  16. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220750/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . 7 October 2014 . 6 September 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/data/passengers/2012.html. ja:2012年度乗降人員. 2012 Station passenger figures. Tokyū Corporation. Japan. ja. 29 May 2013. 6 September 2014.

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