Minami-Senju Station

JJ04 H20
Minami-Senju Station
南千住駅
Minami-Senju Tokyo Metro Station, February 2008
Location 4 Minami-senju, Arakawa, Tokyo
（東京都荒川区南千住4丁目）
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station code H-20
History
Opened 1896

Minami-Senju Station (南千住駅, Minami-Senju-eki, "South Senju Station") is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. The stations for each of these lines are located in separate buildings, necessitating crossing a road to reach each station's ticket exchange.

Lines

Minami-Senju Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

JR East

Joban Line platforms

One elevated island platform serving two tracks.

1 ■ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Matsudo, Abiko, Toride, Narita, Tsuchiura, and Mito
2 ■ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Nippori and Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa

Tokyo Metro

Hibiya Line ticket gate

Two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

1 ○ Hibiya Line for Ueno, Ginza, and Naka-Meguro
2 ○ Hibiya Line for Kita-Senju, Kuki and Minami-Kurihashi (via Tobu Skytree Line and Tōbu Nikkō Line)

Metropolitan Intercity Railway

Tsukuba Express ticket gates, February 2008

Two underground side platforms serving two tracks.

1 ■ Tsukuba Express for Minami-Nagareyama, Moriya, and Tsukuba
2 ■ Tsukuba Express for Akihabara

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line (Rapid) JJ04
Jōban Line JJ04
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Mikawashima JJ03   Rapid[Note 1]   Kita-Senju JJ05
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line H20
Minowa H19 - Kita-senju H21
Tsukuba Express (04)
Asakusa (03) Rapid
Commuter Rapid
Semi Rapid
Local		 Kita-Senju (05)
  1. ↑ including medium distance local trains

History

The Jōban Line station opened on 25 December 1896.

The Hibiya Line station opened on 28 March 1961.[1]

The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005.

Surrounding area

During the period between 1650 and 1873, the area was the location of the Kozukappara execution grounds. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people died here during the Tokugawa period. Near the south exit of the Tokyo Metro station, a small temple and burial ground commemorates this. Part of the burial grounds currently lie beneath the Hibiya Line tracks.

There are many cheap hotels in the area.

Other locations of note include:

References

  1. ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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Coordinates: 35°44′00″N 139°47′57″E / 35.7332°N 139.7993°E / 35.7332; 139.7993

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