Summary
Minami-Senju Station (南千住駅, Minami-Senju-eki, "South Senju Station") is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. The stations for each of these lines are located in separate buildings, necessitating crossing a road to reach each station's ticket exchange.
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| Location | 4 Minami-senju, Arakawa, Tokyo （東京都荒川区南千住4丁目） Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | H-21, JJ-04, 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Minami-Senju Station is served by the following lines.
- JR East: JJ Jōban Line (JJ-04)
- Tokyo Metro: H Hibiya Line (H-21)
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Tsukuba Express (TX-04)
Station layout edit
JR East edit
One elevated island platform serving two tracks.
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line (Rapid) | for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, Toride, Narita, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, and Mito |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (Rapid) | for Nippori and Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa |
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Jōban Line ticket gates -
Jōban Line platforms, 2019
Tokyo Metro edit
Two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.
| 1 | H Hibiya Line | for Ueno, Ginza, and Naka-Meguro |
| 2 | H Hibiya Line | for Kita-Senju TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
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Hibiya Line ticket gate, 2019 -
Hibiya Line platforms, 2019
Metropolitan Intercity Railway edit
Two underground side platforms serving two tracks.
| 1 |  Tsukuba Express
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for Minami-Nagareyama, Moriya, and Tsukuba |
| 2 | Tsukuba Express
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for Akihabara |
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Tsukuba Express ticket gates, 2019 -
Tsukuba Express platforms, 2008
History edit
The Jōban Line station opened on 25 December 1896.
The Hibiya Line station opened on 28 March 1961.[1] The station facilities of this line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005.
Surrounding area edit
During the period between 1650 and 1873, the area was the location of the Kozukappara execution grounds. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people died here during the Tokugawa period. Near the south exit of the Tokyo Metro station, a small temple and burial ground commemorates this. Part of the burial grounds currently lie beneath the Hibiya Line tracks.[citation needed]
There are many cheap hotels in the area.[citation needed]
Other locations of note include:
- San'ya district
- National Route 4
- Sumidagawa Freight Terminal (JR Freight)
References edit
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Minami-Senju Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Minami-Senju Station (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metro Minami-Senju Station (in English)
- TX Minami-Senju Station (in English)
35°44′00″N 139°47′57″E / 35.7332°N 139.7993°E