Kameari Station (original) (raw)
Railway station in Tokyo, Japan
| JL20Kameari Station亀有駅 | |
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 The north entrance in January 2017 |
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| General information | |
| Location | 3 Kameari, Katsushika-ku, TokyoJapan |
| Operated by |  JR East |
| Line(s) | JL Jōban Line (Local) |
| Platforms | 1 island |
| Tracks | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 May 1897 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 41,058 daily |
| Services | |
Preceding station  JR East Following station AyaseJL19Terminus Jōban LineLocal-Kankō KanamachiJL21towards Toride |
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Location  Kameari StationLocation within Tokyo |
Kameari Station (亀有駅, Kameari-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
South entrance, July 2018
The station is served by the Joban Line.
The station has an island platform with two tracks for local services. Tracks for non-stop (rapid) trains run parallel to the local tracks but are not served by platforms at this station.
The station opened on 17 May 1897. In May 2023 construction of a series of free-standing canopies was completed on the North side of the station providing sheltered access to all bus platforms.
Passenger statistics
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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 41,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] In the same year, data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kameari → Ayase was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[2]
The koban located at the north entrance of the train station is known as a model of a koban in Osamu Akimoto's long-running manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. The police cartoon stages in Kameari area where the train station is situated. As a tribute to the cartoon, two statues of the officer Kankichi Ryotsu, the main character of the series, were placed near north and south entrances of the train station in 2006. Other statues of Kochi-Kame characters can be spotted in the surrounding area including Kameari Koen and are common photo spots for tourists.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Kameari Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
35°46′00″N 139°50′52″E / 35.7666°N 139.8477°E / 35.7666; 139.8477