Ryōgoku Station (両国駅, Ryōgoku-eki) is a railway station in Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

JB21 E12
Ryōgoku Station

両国駅
Station building, May 2017
Japanese name
Shinjitai両国駅
Kyūjitai兩國驛
Hiraganaりょうごくえき
General information
Location1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo
(東京都墨田区横網1丁目)
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station code
  • JB21 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • E-12 (Toei Oedo Line)
History
Opened5 April 1904; 120 years ago (5 April 1904)
Previous namesRyōgokubashi (until 1931)
Passengers
JR East FY201038,733 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Asakusabashi
JB20
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu Line Kinshichō
JB22
towards Chiba
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Kuramae
E11
towards Tochōmae
Ōedo Line Morishita
E13
towards Hikarigaoka
Location
Ryōgoku Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Ryōgoku Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Ryōgoku Station is located in Tokyo
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station (Tokyo)
Ryōgoku Station is located in Japan
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station
Ryōgoku Station (Japan)

Lines

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The station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and the Toei Oedo Line, for which it is numbered as station E-12.

Station layout

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Ryōgoku Station consists of two separate stations that are considered an interchange. The elevated station is operated by JR East and the underground station is operated by the Toei Subway. Although they are an interchange, passengers must pass through ticket barriers and pay separate fares to switch between services.

JR East

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Ryōgoku is a local stop on the Chūō-Sōbu Line. "Rapid" trains bypass the station through a tunnel whose portal is to the north of the main station complex. The Chūō-Sōbu Line services use an island platform serving two tracks, with platform 1 used for westbound trains to central Tokyo and beyond, and platform 2 for eastbound trains to Chiba. As a remnant of its former terminal days, there is also a third platform (platform 3) at a slightly lower level used for special services only and not used by regular services.

Platforms

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1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Kinshichō, Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3  Boso Bicycle Base (B.B.Base) Special platform used for B.B.Base reserved seat services

Toei

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The Toei subway station lies on a north–south axis underneath Kiyosumi Street (清澄通り, Kiyosumi-dori) and has five exits, labelled A1-A5.

Platforms

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1 E Ōedo Line for Iidabashi and Tochomae
(change trains at Tochomae for Nerima and Hikarigaoka)
2 E Ōedo Line for Daimon and Roppongi

History

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Ryōgoku Station opened on 5 April 1904 as Ryōgokubashi, gaining its current name in 1931. The Toei Ōedo Line station opened on 12 December 2000.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 38,733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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Ryōgoku station is located at the southern end of the Yokoami neighbourhood and directly bordering on the Ryōgoku neighbourhood. The station is close to sites such as the Ryōgoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and the memorial to the victims of the Great Kantō earthquake.

Other landmarks in the surrounding area include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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35°41′44.66″N 139°47′38.24″E / 35.6957389°N 139.7939556°E / 35.6957389; 139.7939556