Minami-Senju Station

Line(s)PlatformsOther informationStation codeH-21, JJ-04, 04HistoryOpened25 December 1896Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Mikawashima JJ03 towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Rapid		Kita-Senju JJ05 towards Toride
		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Kita-Senju JJ05 towards Sendai
Preceding station	Tsukuba Express			Following station
Asakusa (TX03) towards Akihabara		Tsukuba Express Rapid Commuter-Rapid Semi-Rapid Local		Kita-Senju (TX05) towards Tsukuba
Preceding station	Tokyo Metro			Following station
Minowa H20 towards Naka-meguro		Hibiya Line		Kita-Senju H22 Terminus

Minami-Senju Station (南千住駅, Minami-Senju-eki, "South Senju Station") is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. The stations for each of these lines are located in separate buildings, necessitating crossing a road to reach each station's ticket exchange.

Lines

Minami-Senju Station is served by the following lines.

• JR East: JJ Jōban Line (JJ-04)
• Tokyo Metro: H Hibiya Line (H-21)
• Metropolitan Intercity Railway Tsukuba Express (TX-04)

Station layout

JR East

One elevated island platform serving two tracks.

1	■ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, Toride, Narita, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, and Mito
2	■ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Nippori and Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa

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  Jōban Line ticket gates
• 
  Jōban Line platforms, 2019

Tokyo Metro

Two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

1	H Hibiya Line	for Ueno, Ginza, and Naka-Meguro
2	H Hibiya Line	for Kita-Senju TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi

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  Hibiya Line ticket gate, 2019
• 
  Hibiya Line platforms, 2019

Metropolitan Intercity Railway

Two underground side platforms serving two tracks.

1	Tsukuba Express	for Minami-Nagareyama, Moriya, and Tsukuba
2	Tsukuba Express	for Akihabara

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  Tsukuba Express ticket gates, 2019
• 
  Tsukuba Express platforms, 2008

History

The Jōban Line station opened on 25 December 1896.

The Hibiya Line station opened on 28 March 1961.^[1] The station facilities of this line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[2]

The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005.

Surrounding area

During the period between 1650 and 1873, the area was the location of the Kozukappara execution grounds. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people died here during the Tokugawa period. Near the south exit of the Tokyo Metro station, a small temple and burial ground commemorates this. Part of the burial grounds currently lie beneath the Hibiya Line tracks.^{[citation needed]}

There are many cheap hotels in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Other locations of note include:

• San'ya district
• National Route 4
• Sumidagawa Freight Terminal (JR Freight)

References

External links

Media related to Minami-Senju Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Minami-Senju Station (in Japanese)
• Tokyo Metro Minami-Senju Station (in English)
• TX Minami-Senju Station (in English)

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