Mejiro Station
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Mejiro Station in November 2014
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Location | 3 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan |
Operated by | ■ JR East |
Line(s) | ■ Yamanote Line |
Connections | Bus stop |
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Opened | 1885 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2012) | 37,684 daily |
Coordinates: 35°43′16″N 139°42′25″E / 35.720995°N 139.706880°E
Mejiro Station (目白駅 Mejiro-eki?), is a railway station on the Yamanote Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Mejiro Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. It is one of only two stations on the Yamanote Line that does not provide a direct connection to any other line, the other being Shin-Ōkubo Station.
Mejiro Station has one island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the tracks, and accessibility to and from the platforms is provided by escalators as well as lifts. There are several small shops and a bakery/cafe within the station.
Platform edge doors were installed and brought into use from 9 November 2013.
The station opened on March 16, 1885.
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 37,684 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Mejiro is one of the Yamanote Line's smaller stations, situated between bustling Ikebukuro and relatively quiet Takadanobaba.