Etchūjima Station

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
Surface entrance to station, July 2005
Location	2 Etchūjima, Kōtō, Tokyo （江東区越中島2丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
History
Opened	1990
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	4,011 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station Hatchōbori JE02 toward Tokyo Keiyō Line      Local Shiomi JE04 toward Soga Keiyō Line      Musashino–Tokyo Shiomi JE04 toward Fuchūhommachi

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 stop 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	JE Keiyō Line	for Maihama, Kaihimmakuhari, and Soga
	JM Musashino Line through service	for Nishi-Funabashi and Shim-Matsudo
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Tokyo

History

The station opened on 10 March 1990.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 4,011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Other stations

• Tsukishima Station (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (-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

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (December 2009). 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 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 38. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links

• Etchūjima Station information (in Japanese)