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{{short description|Railway station in Tokyo, Japan}}
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|image = TKK Yūtenji station East.jpg
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{{Infobox station
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| name = {{TQSN|TY|04|50}}<br>Yūtenji Station
|caption = Station building east side, June 2009
|name = 祐天寺
| native_name = 祐天寺駅
| native_name_lang = ja
|namerom = Yūtenji
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| type =
|pref = Tokyo
| image = Yutenji-Station-Station-East-building2018-1.jpg
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|ward = Meguro
| caption = The north entrance in June 2018
|open = 1927
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|address = 2-13-3 Yūtenji
| address = 2-13-3 Yūtenji, [[Meguro|Meguro Ward]], [[Tokyo]]
| country = Japan
|jaloc = 東京都目黒区祐天寺2-13-3
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| operator = {{ric|Tokyu|name=y}}
|station_number = TY04
|line = [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]]
| line = {{TQLS|TY|20}} {{lnl|Tokyu|TY}}
| distance = {{cvt|3.2|km}} from {{STN|Shibuya}}
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|operator = [[Tokyu Corporation]]
|bus =
| platforms = 2 [[side platforms]]
| tracks = 3
| connections =
| structure = Elevated
| code = TY04
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/station/info/Pid=4.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
| opened = {{start date and age|28 August 1927|df=y}}
| rebuilt = 2013-2017
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| passengers = 31,494 daily (2017)
| pass_year = FY2011
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| map_type = Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Tokyu|line=TY|note-mid={{SLL|Local|c=blue|t=#FFF}}|left=Gakugei-daigaku|right=Naka-meguro|note-left={{TQSN|TY|05|30}}|note-right={{TQSN|TY|03|30}}}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Yūtenji Station'''|祐天寺駅|Yūtenji-eki}} is an elevated railway station on the [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] in [[Meguro, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by [[Tokyu Corporation]].
{{Nihongo|'''Yūtenji Station'''|祐天寺駅|Yūtenji-eki}} is an elevated railway station on the [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] in [[Meguro, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by the [[private railway]] operator [[Tokyu Corporation]].


==Lines==
==Lines==
Yūtenji Station is served by the [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] from {{Ja-stalink|Shibuya}} in Tokyo. It is located 3.2 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.<ref name="terada2002"/>
Yutenji Station is served by the [[Tokyu Toyoko Line]] from {{STN|Shibuya}} in Tokyo. It is located 3.2&nbsp;km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.<ref name="terada2013"/>


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
This station consists of two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks.
This station has two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks, with an additional center track introduced in March 2017 for use by non-stop trains. As the station is only served by all-stops local services, it can only accommodate trains of up to eight cars in length.
[[File:Yutenji Station Platform.jpg|thumb|View of the platforms, February 2009]]


===Platforms===
=== Platforms ===
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name={{lnl|Tokyu|TY}}|symbol={{TQLS|TY}}|dir={{plainlist|
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Tōkyū Tōyoko Line|linecol=Red|dir= for {{Ja-stalink|Jiyūgaoka||Tokyo}}, {{Ja-stalink|Musashi-Kosugi}}, {{Ja-stalink|Kikuna}}, and {{Ja-stalink|Yokohama}}<BR>[[Minatomirai Line]] for {{Ja-stalink|Motomachi-Chukagai|Motomachi-Chūkagai}}}}
* for {{STN|Jiyūgaoka|Tokyo|Jiyūgaoka}}, {{STN|Musashi-kosugi}}, {{STN|Kikuna}}, and {{STN|Yokohama}}
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nolinkindex=Tōkyū Tōyoko Line|linecol=Red|dir=for {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Meguro}}, and {{Ja-stalink|Shibuya}},<BR>[[File:Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png|18px]] [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line]] for {{Ja-stalink|Kotake-Mukaihara}} and {{Ja-stalink|Wakōshi}}}}
* [[File:Number prefix Minatomirai.PNG|18px]] [[Minatomirai Line]] for {{STN|Motomachi-Chūkagai}}
* [[File:Sotetsu line symbol.svg|18x18px]] [[Sotetsu Izumino Line]] for {{STN|Shōnandai}} via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
|}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Tōyoko Line|symbol={{TQLS|TY}}|dir=for {{STN|Naka-meguro}} and {{STN|Shibuya}}<br />{{TSLS|F}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|F}} for {{STN|Shinjuku-sanchōme}}, {{STN|Ikebukuro}}, {{STN|Kotake-mukaihara}} and {{STN|Wakoshi}}<br />[[File:SeibuIkebukuro.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]] for {{STN|Hannō}}<br />{{TBLS|TJ}} [[Tobu Tojo Line]] for {{STN|Shinrin-kōen|Saitama}}}}


<gallery>
==Adjacent stations==
File:Yutenji-Station-central-gate.jpg|The ticket barriers in October 2018
{{J-railservice start}}
File:Yutenji-Station-platform2018.jpg|The platforms in October 2018
{{J-route|route=Tōkyū Tōyoko Line|col=Red|f=w}}
</gallery>
{{J-rserv|previous={{Ja-stalink|Naka-Meguro}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Gakugei-daigaku}}|service=Local|col=blue}}
{{J-rserv|p|service=Express}}
{{J-rserv|p|service=Commuter Express}}
{{J-rserv|p|service=Limited Express}}
{{End box}}


==History==
==History==
Yūtenji Station opened on 28 August 1927.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans_title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 208| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref>
Yutenji Station opened on 28 August 1927.<ref name="terada2013">{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = ja |page = 230|isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}</ref>

Remodeling work commenced in November 2013 to reduce the width of the platforms, enabling an additional center track to be added between the existing up and down lines for use by non-stop trains.<ref name="railfan20131221">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2013/12/21/194500.html |script-title=ja: 東急東横線祐天寺駅で改良工事 |trans-title= Improvement work at Yutenji Station on Tokyu Toyoko Line |date= 21 December 2013|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170303095015/http://railf.jp/news/2013/12/21/194500.html |archive-date= 3 March 2017|url-status=live |access-date= 3 March 2017}}</ref> The newly-added center track was brought into use from the start of the revised timetable on 25 March 2017.<ref name="trafficnews20170303">{{cite web |url= https://trafficnews.jp/post/65710/ |script-title=ja: 東横線祐天寺駅に通過線新設、一部列車で時間短縮　目黒線増発も　東急ダイヤ改正 |trans-title= New through track added at Yutenji Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line - Will reduce journey times for some trains, with more Meguro Line trains |date= 3 March 2017|work= Norimono News |publisher= Mediavague Co., Ltd. |location= Japan|language= ja |access-date= 3 March 2017}}</ref>

==Passenger statistics==
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yūtenji → Naka Meguro was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-04 |title=Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo |url=https://resources.realestate.co.jp/living/most-crowded-train-lines-in-tokyo-rush-hour-2017/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 31,494 passengers daily.<ref>[http://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.jp/tnenkan/2017/tn17q3i004.htm 東京都統計年鑑（平成29年）]</ref>


==Surrounding area==
==Surrounding area==
* Meguro High School
{{nihongo|Yūtenji|祐天寺}} is a district of [[Meguro, Tokyo]]. It was named after a [[Pure Land Buddhism|Pure Land Buddhist]] temple built in 1718.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}
* [[Yūtenji|Yūtenji Temple]]
* Setagaya park

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/train/top_yuutenji.html Yūtenji Station information] (Tokyu) {{Ja icon}}
* {{Official website|1=https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/station/info/Pid=4.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|1=https://www.tokyu.co.jp/global/english/station/yutenji.html}} {{in lang|en}}


{{Tokyu Toyoko Line}}
{{Tokyu Toyoko Line}}
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 11 August 2024

TY04
Yūtenji Station

祐天寺駅
The north entrance in June 2018
General information
Location2-13-3 Yūtenji, Meguro Ward, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)TY Tōyoko Line
Distance3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Shibuya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeTY04
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened28 August 1927; 97 years ago (28 August 1927)
Rebuilt2013-2017
Passengers
FY201131,494 daily (2017)
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Gakugei-daigaku
TY05
towards Yokohama
 Tōyoko Line
Local
 Naka-meguro
TY03
towards Shibuya
Location
Yūtenji Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Yūtenji Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Yūtenji Station is located in Tokyo
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station (Tokyo)
Yūtenji Station is located in Japan
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station
Yūtenji Station (Japan)

Yūtenji Station (祐天寺駅, Yūtenji-eki) is an elevated railway station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

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Yutenji Station is served by the Tokyu Toyoko Line from Shibuya in Tokyo. It is located 3.2 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.[1]

Station layout

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This station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an additional center track introduced in March 2017 for use by non-stop trains. As the station is only served by all-stops local services, it can only accommodate trains of up to eight cars in length.

Platforms

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1 TY Tōyoko Line
2 TY Tōyoko Line for Naka-meguro and Shibuya
F Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara and Wakoshi
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Shinrin-kōen
  • The ticket barriers in October 2018
    The ticket barriers in October 2018
  • The platforms in October 2018
    The platforms in October 2018

History

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Yutenji Station opened on 28 August 1927.[1]

Remodeling work commenced in November 2013 to reduce the width of the platforms, enabling an additional center track to be added between the existing up and down lines for use by non-stop trains.[2] The newly-added center track was brought into use from the start of the revised timetable on 25 March 2017.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yūtenji → Naka Meguro was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[4]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 31,494 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 東急東横線祐天寺駅で改良工事 [Improvement work at Yutenji Station on Tokyu Toyoko Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ 東横線祐天寺駅に通過線新設、一部列車で時間短縮　目黒線増発も　東急ダイヤ改正 [New through track added at Yutenji Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line - Will reduce journey times for some trains, with more Meguro Line trains]. Norimono News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ 東京都統計年鑑（平成29年）
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