Yoyogi-uehara Station
C01 · Chiyoda Line · Shibuya
Yoyogi-uehara Station (代々木上原)
C01 is the end of the Chiyoda Line and the point where it stops being a subway. The station opened on 1 April 1927 as Yoyohata-uehara, on what is now the Odakyu Odawara Line, and was renamed Yoyogi-uehara on 15 October 1941; the subway reached it on 31 March 1978, when through running with Odakyu began and, on the same day, through running with the Joban local services at the other end of the line. Odakyu manages the station, and the Chiyoda Line is the guest.
The layout is built for the handover. Two island platforms on a viaduct serve four tracks, with the Chiyoda Line on the inner pair so that trains can cross from one company to the other in both directions without conflicting moves; two headshunts beyond the platforms hold Chiyoda Line trains terminating here. Odakyu limited expresses began running onto the Chiyoda Line on 15 March 2008 and pass through without picking up. Quadruple track towards Umegaoka was completed on 3 March 2018, and platform doors followed on the Chiyoda side on 12 October 2019 and the Odakyu side on 22 March 2020. In 2025 the Tokyo Metro station counted 292,260 users on an average day.
Finding Yoyogi-uehara on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Yoyogi-uehara
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Yoyogi-uehara
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyodaC01 towards Ayase | 05:00 – 00:00 | 05:00 – 23:55 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | 21 trains/hour (about one every 2.9 min) | 12 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Yoyogi-uehara
Scheduled running time between Yoyogi-uehara and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | C02Yoyogi-koen | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Private railways: Odawara Line (Odakyu Electric Railway). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 |
- Chiyoda Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 南口1. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route.
What is near Yoyogi-uehara Station?
The blocks around the station are residential and musical. JASRAC, the Japanese music copyright society, has its headquarters about 120 m from the exits and the Masao Koga Music Museum is about 140 m away. Tokyo Camii, the largest mosque in Japan, stands about 310 m off, with Unshoji temple about 360 m. Uehara Park is about 270 m from the station and Uehara Junior High School and Uehara Elementary School are both about 310 m. Inokashira-dori crosses the line just beyond the platforms.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Camii 東京モスク | 310 m | about 5 min |
| 雲照寺 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| Masao Koga Music Museum 古賀政男音楽博物館 | 140 m | about 2 min |
| 渋谷区立上原公園 | 270 m | about 4 min |
| Uehara Junior High School 渋谷区立上原中学校 | 310 m | about 5 min |
| Uehara Elementary Shool 渋谷区立上原小学校 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| 一般社団法人日本音楽著作権協会 | 120 m | about 2 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
Because the two lines run through into each other here. The Chiyoda Line uses the inner pair of tracks and Odakyu the outer pair, so a train can move from one railway to the other in either direction at the platform face. Some Chiyoda Line trains terminate and reverse into the headshunts instead; all Odakyu Odawara Line services except the Romancecar call.
They pass through but do not pick up. Odakyu’s limited express Romancecar services began running onto the Chiyoda Line on 15 March 2008, and at Yoyogi-uehara they make an operational stop only. Every other Odakyu Odawara Line train calls normally.