Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅) is an elevated station in Taitō, Tokyo. East Japan Railway Company runs it on the Yamanote Line and the Keihin–Tōhoku Line. It opened on 1 November 1925.
History
The Railway Ministry opened the station on 1 November 1925 on the electric section of the Tōhoku Line. Japanese National Railways took over on 1 June 1949. Parcel handling ended on 10 April 1958. A south exit opened on 1 July 1958.
JR East took over on 1 April 1987. From 13 March 1988 Keihin–Tōhoku Line rapid trains ran, so local trains passed this station in the daytime. At year-end, when rapid trains were stopped, all trains stopped here. On 22 January 1990 the road under the elevated tracks on the north side of the station collapsed. Japanese Wikipedia gives the cause as a reduction in ground-hardening agent during tunnel work for the Tōhoku Shinkansen. Several people were hurt, and a car fell into the hole. Automatic ticket gates opened on the north side on 8 December 1990 and on the south side on 22 December 1990.
Suica became usable on 18 November 2001. Platform doors started on the Yamanote Line platforms on 10 May 2014. From 14 March 2015 Keihin–Tōhoku rapid trains stopped here on Saturdays and holidays, including the year-end period, and the year-end suspension of rapid service was ended. Platform doors were added to the Keihin–Tōhoku platforms on 12 December 2018.
The station was outsourced on 1 March 2020. The Midori no Madoguchi counter closed on 31 October 2021. Eki-net Q-ticket service began on 1 October 2025.
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