Station numbers consist of a letter representing the subway line and a number for the station. The tokunai pass allows unlimited rides on local and rapid jr east trains within the 23 wards of tokyo. The yamanote line is a railway loop line in tokyo, japan, operated by east japan railway company. Exploring tokyo on the yamanote line gaijinpot blog. It is the transfer point of tokaido shinkansen nagoya, kyoto, shinosaka, keihin kyuko haneda airport, narita express narita airport, yamanote line shinjuku, shibuya, tokyo and many more lines. Different stations may be stopped at depending on the train. The yamanote line effectively demarcates inner tokyo. The first part of the yamanote line opened in 1885 between shinagawa station and akabane station. The following are directions to the akihabara branch. Hamamatsucho the official tokyo travel guide, go tokyo. Apart from a station, shinjuku is also the name of an important business and shopping center.
Line map clicking on a station will bring up a map of the station and related information. The yamanote line jy or yamanote sen in japanese, operated by east japan railway company, is a railway loop line in tokyo, japan. Then, another line, the top part of the presentday loop between ikebukuro and tabata, opened in 1903. Explore tokyo with the tokyo on the jr yamanote line travel guide on tripadvisor. Each line has its own name, color coded line and color coded train. Your portal to tokyo central and its waterways and islands.
It is the center of japans most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for adults and some historic sights. For instance one of these lines is the yamanote line and it has as its color lime green, and its. Opened in 1885, the yamanote line yamanotesen in japanese remains, even years after it was first commissioned, essential to the smooth running of tokyo. The yamanote line dotted green line on the map circles the capital, stopping at many of the main stations history of the yamanote line. They are circled with a color that represents the subway line making it easy to find your station. The oedo line shinjuku station is located underground near the southwest corner of jr shinjuku station and the toei shinjuku line shinjuku station. The loop line in tokyo called the yamanote line is well known to the residents and visitors from around the world, railfans and nonrailfans. Pass info mar 31, 2020 as of april 1, 2020, holders of the jr tokyo wide pass andor hokuriku arch pass are able to reserve seats via a reserved seat ticket vending machine, as well as use automatic ticket gates. Even as someone who is very familiar with the yamanote line route, i find it extremely hard to follow on that route diagram. Some railway lines other than jr east are also displayed. Station map wakoshi b4f 1 2 oshiage 14 58 hanzomon line denentoshi line fukutoshin line 5 6 b3f b2f b2f b1f b5f b3f miyamasuzaka exit 912 platform 2f 1f jr yamanote. Hi, can anyone advise me whether i will have problems taking two regular size suitcases onto the jr yamanote line train from tokyo station to shinagawa station.
The standard waiting time for each train on the yamanote line is every 3 to 4 minutes. The main station consists of a large complex run by east japan railway jr east straddling a number of northsouth railways including the jr yamanote line, which circles the heart of tokyo. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The storied history of the yamanote line all about japan. Map legend shopping centers restaurants museum tokyo station 1st floor staircases elevators ticket gates. Times are measured going from monorail hamamatsucho station to haneda airport terminal 2 station. Harajuku refers to the area around tokyos harajuku station, which is between shinjuku and shibuya on the yamanote line. There are many railway lines and it seems to make you be overwhelmed. About 3,000 trains arrive and depart at tokyo station on. Tabata sugamo komagome ikebukuro otsuka itabashi akabane jujo ukimafunado todakoen kitaakabane toda kitatoda nakaurawa. The yamanote line, yamanotesen is tokyos most important train line.
Following a hyperdia schedule, we would be going thru tokyo station about 10 am on a. Besides its impressive value as a sightseeing spot, tokyo station is also an important hub that isnt only served by major jr lines such as yamanote and chuo but also is a major station for several shinkansen bullet trains. Fair adjustments can be done at the fair adjustment machines, in case the distance travelled is more than the fair paid or if the riders wish to extend the journey. Ride tokyos yamanote line which circles inner tokyo and is a vital part of tokyos transport system. Yamanote line keihintohoku line negishi line chuo line rapid service chuo line sobu line local train saikyo line. But if theres any train that you will ride in japan, and even more so, ride in tokyo, its the jr yamanote line.
It is one of tokyos busiest and most important lines, connecting most of tokyos major stations and urban centres, including marunouchi, the yurakuchoginza area, shinagawa, shibuya, shinjuku, ikebukuro and ueno, with all but two of its 29 stations connecting. The yamanote line is a rapid transit line operated by the east japan railway company jr east that connects many of tokyos major urban centers. Yamanotesen is a railway line of east japan railway company jr east in tokyo, japan. Yamanote line map showing all the stations and interchanges the yamanote line in tokyo is the major circle line in the city yamanote line history. In 1909, yamanote line began service between shinagawa and akabane, and it was called shinagawa line at that time. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The yamanote line, yamanotesen is a railway luip line in tokyo, japan, operatit bi east japan railway company jr east. It is one of tokyos busiest and most important lines, connecting most of tokyos big stations and city centres, including marunouchi, the yurakuchoginza area, shinagawa, shibuya, shinjuku, ikebukuro and ueno, with all but two of its 29 stations connecting. As i have never been to the other branches i can not give directions to them. A train schedule 5 trainshour 72 minutesa round in 1925, 25 trainshour 60 minutesa round in 2014 1. Even though a single train on the yamanote line is roughly 200 meters long, there are departures about every two to four minutes in each.
A trip around the whole circle takes approximately one hour. Luggage on jr yamanote line tokyo forum tripadvisor. Just 15 minutes by monorail from haneda airport, hamamatsucho is the gateway for many to tokyo and beyond, offering a multitude of hotels and convenient bus, rail and ferry connections. Unless the yamanote line tracks can be highlighted in a different colour light green of course i would say dont bother. It is one of the most important lines because it is connected to most major stations in tokyo. This circular loop line covers tokyo from north to south and east to west with a total of 29 stations, many of them also connected to tokyo metro subway lines. It is located in the middle of the large shinjuku business, entertainment and shopping district. This handy pdf file has a map showing the last train times from each yamanote line station, albeit in japanese only. Tourist spots tokyo subway map and train stations shirokanedai b5 suehirocho e2 suidobashi d2 sugamo b1 tabata c1 takadanobaba a1 takanawadai b5 takaracho f4 takeshiba e5 tamachi d5 tameikesanno c3 tawaramachi f2 tokyo dome d. It is ane o tokyos busiest an maist important lines, connectin maist o tokyos major stations an urban centres, includin the yurakuchoginza aurie, shibuya, shinjuku, an ikebukuro, wi aw but twa o its 29 stations connectin tae ither railway or unnergrund. Prior to 1885, train lines connected ueno via akabane to aomori in the north and shinagawa to the port city of yokohama japans first train line, but there was no train line connecting shinagawa to this.
It is one of tokyos busiest and most important lines, conn. The predecessor to the yamanote line began operation in 1885 under the nippon railway company, running between shinagawa station and akabane station. Yamanote line map showing all the stations and interchanges the yamanote line in tokyo is the major circle line in the city yamanote. Jr jr higashi nippon yamanotesen east japan railway, yamanote line. The jr sobu line continues onto asakusabashi station, near totoco. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Yamanote line rules and tips all stations are equipped with large guide maps to help the passengers find route information. The price of land and therefore rent inside the yamanote line is generally higher than outside of it. Shinjuku station is maybe the worlds busiest train hub, with over 2 million passengers going in and out on a daily basis, and connecting with the narita express to narita airport, among other lines.
Pasmo cards can be bought at most ticket windows look for the english option and follow the instructions, or get a staff person to help. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. The antecedent of the yamanote line was started in 1885 when the thencalled nippon railway company had two lines terminating at akabane station in the north, with a spur running to ueno, and shinagawa station in the south, and linked them with a line going through the sleepy western hamlets of meguro, shibuya, shinjuku and ikebukuro. Map of the yamanote and metropolitan jr lines yamanote line stations shinjuku. The alphabet letter represents the subway line name. The yamanote line jy or yamanotesen in japanese, operated by east japan railway company, is a railway loop line in tokyo, japan. These lines merged in 1909, becoming the first incarnation of the yamanote line. You can view a route map, individual station information, fares and timetables. It is a circular line which connects tokyos major city centers. Japan rail pass komagome tabata o omiya ikebukuro mejiro. It straddles the yamanote line, which forms a loop through central tokyo and is one of the busiest railways in the nation. You can use either the jr sobu line or the jr yamanote line. The yamanote line, yamanotesen is a railway loop line in tokyo, japan, operated by east japan railway company jr east. We havent found a linkable yamanote line timetable in english online, but you can always use the excellent hyperdia to search for journeys between individual stations.
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