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Connections
  
Bus terminal

Opened
  
1905

Passengers (JR East, FY2013)
  
102,817 daily

Nippori Station

Location
  
2 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Japan

Operated by
  
JR East Keisei Electric Railway Toei

Line(s)
  
Joban Line (Rapid) Keihin-Tohoku Line Yamanote Line Keisei Main Line ■ Nippori-Toneri Liner

Station code
  
NPR (JR East) JJ02 (Jōban Line (Rapid)) JK32 (Keihin-Tōhoku Line) JY07 (Yamanote Line) KS02 (Keisei Line)

Address
  
Japan, 〒116-0013 Tokyo, Arakawa, Nishinippori, 2 丁目 19

Similar
  
Nishi‑Nippori Station, Uguisudani Station, Ueno Station, Tabata Station, Okachimachi Station

Nippori Station (日暮里駅, Nippori-eki) is a major railway interchange station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

Tokyo transfer from keisei nippori station to jr nippori station


Lines

  • East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Jōban Line (Rapid)
  • Keihin-Tohoku Line
  • Yamanote Line
  • Keisei Electric Railway
  • Main Line
  • Toei
  • Nippori-Toneri Liner
  • The station is an intersection of JR and Keisei systems. Although Keisei Ueno Station, the terminal of Keisei, is also located adjacent to JR East's Ueno Station, Nippori Station provides easier transfer.

    Keisei platforms

    A new elevated platform serving outbound Keisei trains opened to traffic on October 3, 2009. The new elevated line has two side platforms serving a single track. One platform is for Skyliner, Cityliner, and Eveningliner boarding, while the other platform is for regular commuter trains. Ueno-bound trains continue to discharge on the original platform on the lower level.

    JR platforms

    There are no platforms for tracks 5 to 8, which are for non-stop Takasaki Line and Utsunomiya Line trains.

    Nippori-Toneri platforms

    The Nippori-Toneri Liner station is elevated and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

    History

    The JR station first opened on April 1, 1905. The Keisei station opened on December 19, 1931.

    A new elevated platform for Keisei services opened on October 3, 2009.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 102,817 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 37th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Keisei station was used by an average of 96,428 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the third-busiest station operated by Keisei. Over the same fiscal year, the Toei station was used by an average of 20,421 per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner. The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.

    Surrounding area

  • Yanaka Cemetery
  • Yanaka-Ginza Shopping District
  • Yūyake-dandan Stairs
  • Fujimizaka Hill
  • Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East
  • References

    Nippori Station Wikipedia


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