Etchūjima Station

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JE03 Etchūjima Station 越中島駅
Surface entrance 1 in October 2020
General information
Location	2 Etchūjima, Kōtō, Tokyo （江東区越中島2丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (part-time)
Station code	JE03
History
Opened	1990
Passengers
FY2010	4,011 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hatchōbori JE02 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Local Shiomi JE04 towards Soga Musashino Line Keiyō Line through-service Shiomi JE04 towards Fuchūhommachi

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).

Station platforms, 2020

Station platforms, April 2023

Ticket gates, 2020

Ticket gates, April 2023

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	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]

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

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] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 38. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.
2. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
3. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
4. 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)

35°40′4.6380″N 139°47′33.7680″E