Ōji Station (Tokyo)

For Ōji Station in the Nara prefecture, see Ōji Station (Nara)

Ōji Station (王子駅, Ōji-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, located in the Ōji [ja] area of Kita, Tokyo. It is also a tram stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram named Oji-ekimae Station (王子駅前停留場, Ōji-ekimae Teiryūjō).

Ōji Station Oji-ekimae Station 王子駅 王子駅前停留場
Ōji Station from Hokutopia
General information
Location	Kita-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East Tokyo Metro Toei
Line(s)	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line (Tōhoku Main Line) N Namboku Line Toden Arakawa Line

Lines

• JR East - Ōji Station
  • Tōhoku Main Line (Keihin-Tōhoku Line)
• Tokyo Metro - Oji Station
  • Namboku Line
• Toei - Oji-ekimae Station
  • Tokyo Sakura Tram

JR East

JK36 Ōji Station 王子駅
JR station platform in August 2007
General information
Location	1-3 Ōji, Kita-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Other information
Station code	JK36
History
Opened	28 July 1883; 139 years ago (28 July 1883)
Services
Preceding station   JR East Following station Kami-Nakazato JK35 towards Yokohama Keihin–Tōhoku Line   Rapid Local Higashi-Jūjō JK37 towards Ōmiya

The Keihin-Tōhoku Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Akabane, Minami-Urawa, and Ōmiya
2		for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama and Ōfuna

Tokyo Metro

N16 Oji Station 王子駅
Tokyo Metro station platform in June 2008
General information
Location	1-10-18 Ōji, Kita-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	N Namboku Line
Distance	17.4 km (10.8 mi) from Meguro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	N-16
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/oji/index.html
History
Opened	29 November 1991; 31 years ago (29 November 1991)
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro Following station Nishigahara N15 towards Meguro Namboku Line Oji-kamiya N17 towards Akabane-iwabuchi

The Namboku Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	N Namboku Line	for Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono
2		for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi

Toei

Oji-ekimae Station 王子駅前停留場
Tokyo Sakura Tram station in October 2005
General information
Location	1 Ōji, Kita Ward, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	Toden Arakawa Line
Distance	6.0 km (3.7 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/services/streetcar/stations/oji-ekimae.html
History
Opened	17 April 1915; 107 years ago (17 April 1915)
Services
Preceding station   Toei Following station Asukayama   towards Waseda Toden Arakawa Line Sakaechō   towards Minowabashi

The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.

History

The station opened on 28 July 1883.^[1]

What is now the Toden Arakawa Line begins operation on 17 April 1915.^{[citation needed]}

The Namboku Line subway station opened on 29 November 1991.^[2] It was inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[3]

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 214. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
3. [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

 

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• Ōji Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Ōji Station (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)
• Ōji-ekimae Station (Toei) (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°45′09″N 139°44′17″E / 35.75250°N 139.73806°E / 35.75250; 139.73806