Yushima Station (湯島駅) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in the Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is located near Shinobazu Pond and Ueno Park.

Lines

Yushima Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Through services operate to and from the Odakyu Odawara Line to the south and the JR Joban Line to the north. It is also relatively close to Ueno-hirokoji Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Ueno-Okachimachi Station on the Toei Ōedo Line (around 350 meters northeast), although it is not officially recognized as a transfer station and there is no transfer corridor between the three stations.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

Yushima Station opened on December 20, 1969. The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Surrounding area