Harajuku Station

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Coordinates: 35°40′10″N, 139°42′9″E

Harajuku Station 原宿駅
Harajuku station building
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Shibuya
History
Year opened	1906
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Yamanote Line

Harajuku Station (原宿駅, harajuku-eki^?) is a railway station on the Yamanote Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, adjacent to Yoyogi Park. The station was opened on October 30, 1906. The station takes its name from the area on its eastern side, Harajuku.

[edit] Lines

This station is served by the following line:

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Yamanote Line

The Chiyoda Line Meiji-Jingumae Station is immediately adjacent Harajuku Station and is marked as an interchange on most route maps, although there is no physical connection between the two stations.

[edit] Layout

The station consists of a single island platform. A temporary platform is located on the west side of the station usable by trains traveling towards Shinjuku which is used when major events occur in the area, especially around New Year when many people visit Meiji Shrine.

The bathrooms of Harajuku station also act as mini dressing rooms for the many teenagers and rebellious youths who express themselves through the outrageous fashions for which Harajuku is famous.

The main entrance is at the southern end of the station. A smaller entrance leading to the centre of the platform is convenient for Takeshita-dōri, another famous area in Harajuku. Takeshita-dōri is a popular shopping street and the Takeshita-dōri entrance to Harajuku Station is often very crowded. This congestion creates a bottleneck on weekends when scores of tourists and locals arrive and leave the shopping areas in and around Takeshita-dōri.

To the north of the station there is a separate platform serving a loop on the east side of the line for use by the Imperial train.

[edit] Adjacent Stations

«		Service		»
Shibuya		Yamanote Line		Yoyogi

v • d • e Stations of the Yamanote Line Shinagawa - Ōsaki - Gotanda - Meguro - Ebisu - Shibuya - Harajuku - Yoyogi - Shinjuku - Shin-Ōkubo - Takadanobaba - Mejiro - Ikebukuro - Ōtsuka - Sugamo - Komagome - Tabata - Nishi-Nippori - Nippori - Uguisudani - Ueno - Okachimachi - Akihabara - Kanda - Tōkyō - Yūrakuchō - Shimbashi - Hamamatsuchō - Tamachi - Shinagawa