Etchūjima Station
Railway station in Tokyo, Japan
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Etchūjima Station (越中島駅, Etchūjima-eki) is a railway station on the Keiyō Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JE03 Etchūjima Station 越中島駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Surface entrance 1 in October 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Etchūjima, Kōtō, Tokyo （江東区越中島2丁目） Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line |  Keiyō Line | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (part-time) | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | JE03 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 4,011 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Etchūjima Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, 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
| 1 | Keiyō Line |
for Maihama, Kaihimmakuhari, and Soga |
 Musashino Line through service |
for Nishi-Funabashi and Shim-Matsudo | |
| 2 | Keiyō Line |
for Tokyo |
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]It has the lowest number of passengers among all JR stations in Tokyo's 23 wards.
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
