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45-546: The fully elevated, double-tracked line is 9.7 km (6.0 mi) long with 13 stations, and it provides access to the Yamanote Line at both Nippori and Nishi-Nippori stations. A journey from end to end takes 20 minutes, compared to as long as 60 minutes by bus during rush hour. In fiscal 2008, an average of 48,943 people used the line each day. This compares to a 2007 forecast of 51,000 passengers per day. By 2018, ridership grew to 90,737 passengers per day. In 2018,

90-717: A department store adjoining its station on 29 May 1962. Around the same time, the Tobu station platforms were expanded with three tracks. In March 1992, automatic ticket barriers were installed at the north exit of the Tobu Station, and in June of the same year, the Tobu Department Store was expanded with the addition of the Metropolitan Plaza annex located on the south side. The station facilities of

135-466: A more modern design and has two 15-inch LCD monitors above each door, one of which is used for displaying silent commercials, news and weather; and another which is used for displaying information on the next stop (in Japanese, English, Korean and more) along with notification of delays on Shinkansen and other railway lines in the greater Tokyo area. The predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line

180-520: A supplementary fare. From 14 June 2015, the departure melodies used when trains are about to depart from the station are to be changed to classical themes, with "Allegro" from "Divertimento in D major, K. 136" by Mozart used for platforms 1/2, "Menuetto" from " Eine kleine Nachtmusik " by Mozart used for platforms 3/4, and "Allegro ma non troppo" from the " Pastoral Symphony " by Beethoven used for TJ Liner services departing from platform 5. Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by

225-633: Is a loop service in Tokyo , Japan , operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi , the Yūrakuchō / Ginza area, Shinagawa , Shibuya , Shinjuku , Ikebukuro , and Ueno , with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground (subway) lines. Internally JR East refers to

270-456: Is a major railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo , Japan , shared by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro , and the two private railway operators Seibu Railway and Tobu Railway . With 2.71 million daily passengers on average in 2007, it is the second-busiest railway station in the world (after Shinjuku Station ), and

315-484: Is about 158%. The ridership intensity of the Yamanote Line in 2018 was 1,134,963 passengers - km / km of route. The daily ridership of the Yamanote Line estimated in a 2015 MLIT National Transit census was about 4 million people per day. However, in both cases "Yamanote Line" refers to JR East's internal definition of the entire rail corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata stations via Shinjuku which includes

360-448: Is also located inside the station. Chest-high platform edge doors were introduced on the Yamanote Line platforms on 2 March 2013. The Tobu station has three terminating tracks served by platforms 1 to 5, arranged as shown in the diagram on the right. Platforms 3 and 5 are normally used for disembarking passengers, although platform 5 is also used for passengers boarding the evening TJ Liner services, which require payment of

405-564: Is the line's start and terminus) and sometimes Ikebukuro . Certain trains also start from Tamachi in the mornings and end at Shinagawa in the evenings. Trains which run clockwise are known as sotomawari ( 外回り , "outer circle") and those counter-clockwise as uchi-mawari ( 内回り , "inner circle") . (Trains travel on the left in Japan, as with road traffic.) The line also acts as a fare zone destination for JR tickets from locations outside Tokyo, permitting travel to any JR station on or within

450-667: The Narita Express and some liner services. Likewise, from 14 March 2015 onwards, the Ueno-Tokyo Line starts services, which connects the Tōhoku Main Line and Jōban Line to the Tōkaidō Main Line , to provide further relief on the busiest portion of the Yamanote Line today, the segment between Ueno and Tokyo stations. Automatic train control (ATC) was introduced from 6 December 1981, and digital ATC (D-ATC)

495-686: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism : b. ^ Ridership of the section between Shinagawa-Tabata (via Shinjuku) including ridership from the Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku services operating through this section. Ridership in the report estimated from OD surveys and commuter pass data. ^ 「平均通過人員」or average passenger intensity is defined by JR East as Annual passenger-kilometre / route length / number of workdays per year. Ikebukuro Station Ikebukuro Station ( Japanese : 池袋駅 , romanized :  Ikebukuro-eki )

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540-731: The Toei Asakusa and Keikyu Main lines. The Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line tracks were moved slightly to the east to be aligned closer to the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks. The area on the west side of the yard made available will be redeveloped with high-rise office buildings, creating an international business center with good connections to the Shinkansen and Haneda Airport . In October 2022 JR East began performing trial runs for driverless trains on

585-862: The Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line . However, on weekends or holidays, S-Train (Seibu) services stop here on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line platforms for alighting passengers only. In Ikebukuro Station, there are two main entrances; the East Exit and the West Exit. There are a number of other secondary entrances such as the JR North Exit, the Metropolitan Exit, the various Seibu exits, and multiple subway exits. The JR lines run north/south through

630-561: The "Yamanote Line" as the quadruple-track 20.6 km (12.8 mi) corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku. The corridor consists of a pair of tracks used by Yamanote local trains and another parallel pair of tracks called "the Yamanote Freight Line" used by the Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage,

675-806: The "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service (also called "system") running the entire 34.5 km (21.4 mi) line looping between the Yamanote corridor via Shinjuku Station and the central portions of the Tōhoku and Tōkaidō Main Lines Via Tokyo Station. (This article uses the same definition unless noted otherwise.) Trains run from 04:26 to 01:04 the next day at intervals as short as 2 minutes during peak periods and four minutes at other times. A complete loop takes 59 to 65 minutes. All trains stop at each station. Trains are put into and taken out of service at Ōsaki (which for timetabling purposes

720-691: The JR platforms in 2016 with Ikebukuro being assigned station numbers JY13 for the Yamanote Line, JA12 for the Saikyo Line, and JS21 for the Shonan-Shinjuku Line. On 1 March 2024, the departure melody on both Yamanote Line platforms was changed to the theme song of Bic Camera . The company has its head office and a major store building in the area. The figures below are the official number of passengers entering and exiting each day released by each train operator. Annual passenger figures for

765-650: The Keihin-Tōhoku tracks, particularly on holidays and during off-peak hours, until rapid service trains were introduced on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in 1988. A major explosion on the Yamanote Freight Line in Shinjuku in 1967 led to the diversion of freight traffic to the more distant Musashino Line . To address severe undercapacity, the freight line was repurposed for use by Saikyō Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains, as well as certain limited express trains such as

810-690: The Marunouchi and Yurakucho Lines were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. In June 2008, the Tobu station ticket barriers were color-coded into three "zones": North, Central, and South. Chest-height platform edge doors were installed on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line platforms in January 2011. Station numbering was introduced to

855-725: The Nippori Toneri Liner peaked at 189% capacity on the AM peak hour between Nishi-Nippori and Akado-shogakkomae stations. This level of crowding rivaled other bustling train lines in Tokyo, slotting in between the Tokaido line in Tokyo and the Keihin-Tohoku line, but at the time, the line was only operating with headways every 3-4 minutes during the AM rush. All stations are located in Tokyo . As of April 2020, services on

900-463: The Osaki – Shinagawa section was double-tracked on November 30. The loop was completed in 1925 with the opening of the double track, electrified section between Kanda and Ueno on 1 November, providing a north–south link via Tokyo Station through the city's business centre. A parallel freight line, also completed in 1925, ran along the inner side of the loop between Shinagawa and Tabata. During

945-413: The Yamanote Line, most notably at Shinjuku and Ikebukuro (which are now the two busiest passenger railway stations in the world). The contemporary Yamanote Line came into being on 19 November 1956 when it was separated from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and given its own set of tracks along the eastern side of the loop between Shinagawa and Tabata . However, Yamanote Line trains continued to periodically use

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990-701: The busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu, and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from Saitama Prefecture and other residential areas northwest of the city center. It is the Tokyo terminal of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tobu Tojo Line . [REDACTED] Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Ikebukuro to Agano) - limited through service to Seibu Chichibu Line ; branches to Seibu Toshima Line , Seibu Yūrakuchō Line , and Seibu Sayama Line TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line (Ikebukuro to Yorii) On weekdays, S-Train (Seibu) services skip this station on

1035-452: The center. The Tobu platforms are to the northwest and the Seibu platforms are to the southeast. Both Tobu and Seibu operate department stores adjacent to their terminal stations. (Despite their names, "Seibu" (西武) starts with the kanji for "west" (西), but its platforms are on the eastern side of the station, while "Tōbu" (東武) starts with the character for "east" (東), but its platforms are on

1080-407: The end of fiscal 2020. Platform doors protecting platform 1 are in use since 21 April 2018. It is planned to have platform doors protecting platforms 2 and 3 in operation from 2 March 2019. There are three sets of ticket barriers giving access to the platforms: the "South Gate" at ground level (signposted in red), and the "Central Gate" (signposted in blue) and "North Gate" (signposted in green) on

1125-686: The first basement level. Platforms 1, 4, and 6 are normally used for disembarking passengers only. This station consists of three separate island platforms for the Marunouchi Line , Yurakucho Line , and Fukutoshin Line . The Tokyo Metro platforms are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors . The station was opened on 1 April 1903 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The Tōjō Railway Line (present-day Tobu Tojo Line ) station opened on 1 May 1914 with

1170-529: The line aimed to begin sometime in 2028. Two sets, 17 and 18, were fitted with the new system and re-entered service on the line as train crew conduct ongoing tests on their performance. Furthermore, the two sets are easy to distinguish with an “ATO” (Automatic Train Operation) sticker located on the front and sides of each set. Once ATO is fully installed, this will be the first line of JR East to feature driverless trains. a. ^ Crowding levels defined by

1215-435: The line are operated using: From its opening, the line has used a fleet of 300 series trainsets with stainless steel bodies. From 10 October 2015, one new 330 series trainset was introduced on the line. This five-car set was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and has an aluminium body. A new 320 series trainset (set 21) entered service on the line on 10 May 2017. Like the 330 series, this set has two pairs of sliding doors on

1260-412: The line as the "Yamate Line". Legend Line Rapid Shōnan–Shinjuku and Saikyo Services As of January 2020 , the line's services are operated exclusively by a fleet of 50 11-car E235 series EMUs, the first of which was introduced on the line on 30 November 2015. However, a number of technical faults, including problems with door close indicators, resulted in the train being taken out of service

1305-510: The line is very heavily used. Sections of the line were running over 250% capacity in the 1990s, remained above 200% for most of the 2000s with most sections dropping below 150% in 2018. This is due to larger and more frequent trains being introduced to the Yamanote Line and the opening of parallel relief lines such as the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line and Ueno–Tokyo Line . The maximum overcrowding during rush hour

1350-415: The line since Nishi-Nippori was built in 1971. The distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations was 2.2 km (1.4 mi), making it the longest stretch of track between stations on the Yamanote Line. The new station was constructed on top of the 20-hectare former railyard, which is undergoing rationalization and redevelopment by JR East; it is roughly parallel to the existing Sengakuji Station on

1395-541: The loop. This refers to stations on the Yamanote Line as well as the Chūō-Sōbu and Chūō Rapid Lines and between Sendagaya and Ochanomizu . The Yamanote Line colour used on all rolling stock, station signs and diagrams is JNR Yellow Green No.6 ( ■ , Munsell code 7.5GY 6.5/7.8), known in Japanese as " Japanese bush warbler green" ( ウグイス色 , uguisu-iro ) . Due to the Yamanote Line's central location connecting most of Tokyo's major commuter hubs and commercial areas,

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1440-406: The middle of 2024, Ikebukuro is one of the 50 busiest train stations in the world with an average number of 2.5 million people using the station everyday. The surrounding Ikebukuro district is a major commercial center. The Seibu department store, Sunshine City , Parco, and Bic Camera are located to the east of the station, while the Tobu department store and Metropolitan Plaza are located to

1485-526: The morning peak until 10 a.m. From February 22, 2010, the seats were no longer folded up during the morning peak, and all trains were standardized with newly built four-door cars by 31 August 2011. This was due to reduced congestion on the line as well as preparation for the installation of platform doors on all stations by 2017. The E231 series supported a new type of traffic control system, called digital Automatic Train Control (D-ATC). The series also had

1530-493: The opening of the 33.5 km (20.8 mi) line to Tanomosawa ( 田面沢駅 ) in Saitama Prefecture (located between the present stations of Kawagoeshi and Kasumigaseki ). As the Tokyo terminus of the line was originally planned to be at Shimo-Itabashi , Ikebukuro Station is to this day marked by km post "-1.9" (the distance from Shimo-Itabashi Station where the "0 km" post for the line is located). Tobu opened

1575-408: The prewar era, the Ministry of Railways did not issue permits to private suburban railway companies for new lines to cross the Yamanote Line from their terminal stations to the central districts of Tokyo, forcing the companies to terminate services at stations on the line. This policy led to the development of new urban centers ( 新都心、副都心 , shintoshin, fukutoshin ) around major transfer points on

1620-476: The ridership of the Saikyō and Shōnan–Shinjuku Lines on the parallel Yamanote freight line. Meanwhile, the ridership of the Yamanote Line services between Tabata and Shinagawa Station via Tokyo are excluded and counted as part of the Tōhoku and Tōkaidō Main Lines. " Yamanote " literally refers to inland, hillier districts or foothills (as distinct from areas close to the sea). In Tokyo, "Yamanote" lies along

1665-596: The same day. The E235 series returned to service on the Yamanote Line on 7 March 2016. All Yamanote Line rolling stock are stored and maintained at Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre  [ ja ] near Ōsaki Station . Prior to the E235 series, the line's services were operated by E231-500 series EMUs, which were in use from April 21, 2002 to January 20, 2020. These trains originally each included two "six-door cars" with six pairs of doors per side and bench seats that were folded up to provide standing room only during

1710-480: The side of each car, and all seating is longitudinal bench seating. The western part of Adachi is poorly served by public transport and planning of the line started in 1985, with the initial intention of constructing a full-fledged subway. However, this was scrapped due to the high cost and projected low ridership, and a more cost-efficient AGT system was selected instead. Construction of the line started in 1997, and service commenced on 30 March 2008. The main contractor

1755-528: The station between fiscal 1903 and 1965 are as shown below. Note that the figures only consider boarding passengers and a blank indicates that no data is available. The daily passenger figures for the JR East, Seibu, Tobu, and Tokyo Metro station after fiscal 2000 are as shown below. Note that the JR East figures only consider boarding passengers whereas the Seibu, Tobu, and Tokyo Metro figures consider both entering and exiting passengers. Found in online news in

1800-634: The west side of the Yamanote Line. The Seishin-Yamate Line in Kobe and the Yamate area of Yokohama also use this pronunciation. After World War II , SCAP ordered all train placards to be romanized, and the Yamanote Line was romanized as "Yamate Line". It was thus alternatively known as "Yamanote" and "Yamate" until 1971, when the Japanese National Railways changed the pronunciation back to "Yamanote". Some older people still refer to

1845-625: The western side of the Yamanote Line loop. The word consists of the Japanese morphemes yama , meaning 'mountain', the genitive suffix no , and te , meaning 'hand', thus literally translating as "mountain's hand", analogous to the English term "foothills". Yamanote-sen is officially written in Japanese without the kana no ( の、ノ ) , which makes its pronunciation ambiguous in print. The characters 山手 may also be pronounced yamate , as in Yamate-dōri (Yamate Street), which runs parallel to

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1890-594: The western side of the station.) The Marunouchi Line and Yurakucho Line run east/west two stories underground, while the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is four stories underground, to the west of the main station complex. The latter line runs south toward Shinjuku and Shibuya along Meiji-dori, and offers through services to Motomachi-Chūkagai Station in Yokohama via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line . Tokyo Metro's underground mall "Echika"

1935-402: Was introduced from 30 July 2006. Station numbering was introduced on JR East stations in the Tokyo area from 20 August 2016, with Yamanote Line stations numbered using the prefix "JY". A new station, Takanawa Gateway Station , opened on 14 March 2020. This station was built on the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations, becoming the first new station on

1980-480: Was opened on 1 March 1885 by the Nippon Railway Company, operating between Shinagawa Station in the south and Akabane Station in the north. The top part of the loop between Ikebukuro and Tabata (a distance of 3.3 km (2.1 mi)) opened on 1 April 1903, and both lines were merged to become the Yamanote Line on 12 October 1909. The line was electrified on December 16, 1909, soon after

2025-797: Was the Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Construction Company , which also built the Toei Oedo Line . A 5.9 magnitude earthquake partly derailed three cars of a train of the Nippori-Toneri Liner at 10:41 pm on Thursday, 7 October 2021. Three passengers were injured, but there were no fatalities. Repair works were expected to last several days. a. ^ Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism : Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( Japanese : 山手線 , romanized :  Yamanote-sen )

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