Okachimachi Station
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Okachimachi Station
御徒町駅
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Taitō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 5 Ueno |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都台東区上野５丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1925 |
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| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅 okachimachi-eki?) is a railway station located in Taito, Tokyo, Japan.
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[edit] Layout
The station is on a raised viaduct running in a roughly north-south direction through a heavily built-up area. There are two platforms on the western side of the viaduct enabling cross-platform interchange between the Keihin-Tōhoku and Yamanote Lines in the respective direction of travel. East of the platforms are tracks belonging to the Tōhoku Main Line formerly running to Tokyo Station but which are now used to stable trains terminating at Ueno Station.
Okachimachi has two exits, North Exit (北口) and South Exit (南口).
[edit] Lines
East Japan Railway Company (JR East):
Although not physically connected, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Naka-Okachimachi, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Ueno-hirokōji and Toei Ueno-okachimachi underground subway stations are within walking distance of Okachimachi and marked as interchanges on route maps.
[edit] Surroundings
Okachimachi Station is in the centre of a busy commercial district stretching southwards from Ueno Station. Particularly well-known is Ameyoko, a busy shopping street dominated by small market-style stalls selling a wide variety of wares. Ameyoko runs parallel to the railway line and includes a large market under the railway tracks.
[edit] Adjacent stations
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