Gotanda Station

Gotanda Station (五反田駅, Gotanda-eki) is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei.

Not to be confused with Gotanno Station.

JY23 IK01 A05 Gotanda Station 五反田駅
JR station, 2007
Location	Shinagawa, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East Tokyu Corporation Toei
Line(s)	JY Yamanote Line IK Tokyu Ikegami Line A Toei Asakusa Line
History
Opened	1911
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station Meguro JY22 next clockwise Yamanote Line Ōsaki OSKJY24 next counterclockwise Tokyu Corporation Ōsaki-Hirokōji IK02 toward Kamata Ikegami Line Terminus Toei Subway Togoshi A04 toward Nishi-magome Asakusa Line Takanawadai A06 toward Oshiage
Location
Gotanda Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Gotanda Station Gotanda Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Gotanda Station Gotanda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Gotanda Station is served by the following lines:

• JR East Yamanote Line
• Toei Asakusa Line (Station number A-05)
• Tokyu Ikegami Line - terminus station

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.

1	JY Yamanote Line	(Anti-clockwise) for Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ueno
2	JY Yamanote Line	(Clockwise) for Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro

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

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  JR platforms, 2016

Tokyu

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

1-2

IK Tokyu Ikegami Line

for Hatanodai, Yukigaya-Ōtsuka, and Kamata

• 
  Tokyu platforms, 2016

Toei

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

1	A Toei Asakusa Line	for Nishi-magome
2	A Toei Asakusa Line	for Sengakuji, Nihombashi, and Oshiage KS Keisei Line lines for Keisei-Takasago, Keisei-Tsudanuma and Narita Airport HSHokuso Railway for Imba-Nihon-Idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport SR Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda

• 
  Toei platforms, 2007

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]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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

Fiscal year	JR East	Tokyu
1999	133,202[6]
2000	132,411[7]
2005	126,137[8]	101,969[9]
2010	129,154[10]	102,101[11]
2011	127,996[12]	101,904[13]
2012	130,633[14]	105,167[15]
2013	132,524[4]	108,025[5]

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

• Seisen University
• Rissho University
• Tokyo Health Care University
• NTT Medical Center Tokyo
• Ikedayama Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
2. 各駅情報（五反田駅） [Station information (Gotanda Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
3. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
5. 2013年度乗降人員 [2013 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（1999年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
9. 2005年度乗降人員 [2005 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
10. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
11. 2010年度乗降人員 [2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
13. 2011年度乗降人員 [2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
14. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
15. 2012年度乗降人員 [2012 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• JR Gotanda Station Map (JR East)
• Gotanda Station (Toei) (in Japanese)
• Gotanda Station (Tokyu) (in Japanese)