Umi-Shibaura Station

海芝浦
Station platform
General information
Standort	2 Suehiro-chō
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tsurumi Line

Umi-Shibaura Station (海芝浦駅, Umi-shibaura-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Tsurumi Line located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsurumi Line at Tsurumi Station, and is the terminus of the Umi-Shibaura branch of the Tsurumi Line.

History

Umi-Shibaura Station was opened on November 1, 1940 as a station on a spur line of the privately-held Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō). The Tsurumi Rinkō line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japan National Railway (JNR) network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station has been operated by JR East. In 2000, Umi-Shibaura Station was selected as one of the top 100 stations in the Kantō region by a public poll conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Tsurumi Line

Station layout

A single side platform, located on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay, serves one line for both inbound and outbound trains. The exit is located opposite the buffer stop, where there are simplified Suica terminals and a ticket disposal box. There is also an automatic ticket machine.

Platforms

1

■ Tsurumi Line

for Tsurumi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Tsurumi Line Umi-Shibaura branch
Shin-Shibaura		-	Terminus

Service

Umi-Shibaura is served hourly during off-peak times (midday, night and weekends), with more frequent services during morning and evening rush hours. Because station traffic is so closely tied to Toshiba commuters, train schedules are often adjusted to accommodate factory-wide overtime or holiday work schedules. These adjustments are not published in timetables and can only be confirmed by checking notices posted at Tsurumi and other stations along the line.

Surrounding area

The station exit, Toshiba plant entrance, and Shibaura Park

The station is located on the grounds of Toshiba's Keihin Product Operations, and the only exit from the station is into the company's grounds. As a result, only Toshiba employees with valid employee ID cards and invited visitors are permitted to enter and exit the station. Toshiba owns the land beneath the station and the surrounding portion of the Tsurumi Line, and JR East operates both under a long-term lease. Because of the surrounding scenery, and its status as "the station which you can never leave," Umi-Shibaura has been featured in several books and television programs and has gained some popularity as a day-trip destination. Toshiba has catered to these tourists by constructing a small park (Shibaura Park) within the station for employees and waiting passengers; it is open to the public and has a sweeping view of the surrounding sea.

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Template:Ja icon JR East Umi-Shibaura Station information