is a railway station on the Yamanote Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened on November 15, 1914, it is close to the large local Korean ethnic neighborhood. Shin-Ōkubo Station has only one exit.

Lines

Shin-Ōkubo Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line, with trains running every four minutes during the daytime off-peak. 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 Mejiro Station, two stops away.

Station layout

thumb|300px|The station platform, April 2021

The elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The Yamanote Freight Line tracks used by Saikyō Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line services lie to the east of the Yamanote Line tracks.

Platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in 2013.

Platforms

Surrounding area

Less than a kilometer north of the sprawling Shinjuku Station, Shin-Ōkubo Station is located approximately 5 minutes' walk from Shinjuku's Kabukichō district. It is also about a 3-minute walk from Ōkubo Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Near the station, Okubo-dori (Okubo street) and surrounding side streets are lined with all kinds of small shops, most of them selling Korean food and pop-culture items. Also in the vicinity are Korean-themed bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.

History

thumb|The former station building, pictured in 2009

The station opened on 15 November 1914.

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Shin-Ōkubo being assigned station number JY16.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 42,433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"

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! Fiscal year !! Daily average

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| 2000 || 34,155

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| 2005 || 34,104

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| 2010 || 37,344

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| 2011 || 42,433 The Korean student's life story formed the basis for the film 26 Years Diary, released in 2007 in Japan and in 2008 in Korea.

See also

  • List of railway stations in Japan
  • Transportation in Greater Tokyo

References

  • JR East station information