is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei.
Station layout JR East The JR East station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Chest-height platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in February 2015, with operation commencing in March.
Tokyu The Tokyu station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, located above the JR platforms.
Toei The Toei subway station consists of one underground island platform serving two tracks.
History The JR station first opened on 15 October 1911. The Tokyu Ikegami Line station opened on 17 June 1928. The Toei Asakusa Line station opened on 15 November 1968.
Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Gotanda being assigned JY23.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 132,524 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 24th-busiest station operated by JR East. Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyu station was used by an average of 108,025 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers), making it the busiest station on the Ikegami Line.
The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year JR East Tokyu 1999 133,202 2000 132,411 2005 126,137 101,969 2010 129,154 102,101 2011 127,996 101,904 2012 130,633 105,167 2013 132,524 108,025
Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
Surrounding area Seisen University Rissho University Tokyo Health Care University NTT Medical Center Tokyo Ikedayama Park
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information JR Gotanda Station Map (JR East) Gotanda Station (Toei) Gotanda Station (Tokyu)