Ueno-okachimachi Station
E09 · Oedo Line · Taito
Ueno-okachimachi Station (上野御徒町)
E09 opened on 12 December 2000 with the completion of the Oedo Line, and began handling transfers with three other stations the same day. Its name is a compound of the two places it stands between, Ueno and Okachimachi. The provisional name during construction had been Ueno-hirokoji, which would have duplicated the Ginza Line station a few steps away, so the operator joined the neighbouring place names instead — the same solution used at several other stations on the line.
The platform is a single island with escalators and a lift up to the concourse, and the station is one of the few on the network with a tourist information desk, run by the metropolitan government in English and Chinese. The forecast before opening was 42,000 boardings a day; the station passed that on the combined figure and has since settled lower, with 56,630 people using it on an average day in 2024. The surrounding passages make it the Oedo Line’s point of contact with three other railways, which is most of what it is for.
Finding Ueno-okachimachi 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 Ueno-okachimachi
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 Ueno-okachimachi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EOedo | 16 trains/hour (about one every 3.8 min) | 13 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Ueno-okachimachi
Scheduled running time between Ueno-okachimachi and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| EOedo | E08Hongo-sanchome | 2 min |
| EOedo | E10Shin-okachimachi | 1 min |
Transfers and connections
- Walking transfer: Ueno-hirokoji (Ginza Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 2 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
- Walking transfer: Naka-okachimachi (Hibiya Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 5 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
- JR: Keihin-Tohoku-Negishi Line (JR East), Yamanote Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOedo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
- Oedo Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 2 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A1, A6. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Ueno-okachimachi Station?
Ueno-okachimachi comes up in the middle of the Okachimachi shopping streets, where imported food, jewellery and watch shops sit beside quieter blocks of small offices. Matsuzakaya is about 40 m from the exits, the Oedo Ueno-hirokoji Tei about 50 m and Taito Station about 120 m. Tokudai-ji is about 130 m away, the Suzumoto Entertainment Hall about 140 m and Ami Yokocho about 220 m, with Ameya-Yokocho about 250 m off. This is also the Oedo Line’s station for Ueno Park, and Akihabara and Yushima are within walking distance.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokudai-ji 徳大寺 | 130 m | about 2 min |
| Suzumoto Entertainment Hall 鈴本演芸場 | 140 m | about 2 min |
| Ameya-Yokocho アメヤ横丁 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Shitamachi Museum したまちミュージアム | 260 m | about 4 min |
| 箭弓稲荷神社 | 310 m | about 5 min |
| Matsuzakaya 松坂屋 | 40 m | about 1 min |
| Oedo Ueno-hirokoji Tei お江戸上野広小路亭 | 50 m | about 1 min |
| Taito Station タイトーステーション | 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 obvious name was taken. While it was being built the station was to be called Ueno-hirokoji, but the Ginza Line already had a station of that name a few steps away. Joining Ueno and Okachimachi, the two districts it sits between, avoided the duplication.
From the day it opened, Ueno-okachimachi has been linked by passages to Ueno-hirokoji on the Ginza Line, Naka-okachimachi on the Hibiya Line and Okachimachi on the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. All four keep separate names and separate gates, so the change is made outside the barrier.