(Literal: Fun Town Station) is a railway station in the Yūrakuchō district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is Tokyo Metro's fifteenth busiest station in 2016.
Lines Yūrakuchō is served by the JR East Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yamanote Line, and the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line subway. On Tokyo subway maps, nearby Hibiya Station is marked as an interchange and is linked to Yurakucho by underground passages.
Platforms JR East platforms
Tokyo Metro platforms
History
The elevated JR station opened on June 25, 1910. The subway station was opened on October 30, 1974 by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).
Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in July 2014, with operation scheduled to begin on 30 August 2014.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 167,365 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the fourteenth-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 158,809 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the sixteenth-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year JR East Tokyo Metro 1999 160,126 2000 156,273 2005 153,113 2010 162,445 2011 162,252 147,303 2012 164,929 152,102 2013 167,365 158,809
Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
The Tokyo Virtual Tour: Yūrakuchō Station Yamanote29: Yūrakuchō