Station Renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno- Line”

• Takuji Ito • Manager, East Railway Company, Japan • 2-B Design1 Contents

 Part 1 Outline of the Ueno-Tokyo Line

 Part 2 Station Renovations ・

Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 3 Outline of Ueno-Tokyo line

【Outline of Ueno-Tokyo Line】 ・Line added between Ueno-Tokyo Line Ueno and Tokyo stations Omiya ・Construction start: May 2008 (opened Mar. 2015) Line opened: March 2015 【 】 Purpose Tsuchiura ・Alleviation of congestion Tokyo Metropolitan Akabane ・Reduction of travel time Area Kita-senju

Ikebukuro Ueno-Tokyo line Ueno Hachioji Tachikawa Shinjuku Chiba

Tokyo Shin-kiba Shonan- Ebisu Shinjuku Line Direct through- (opened Dec. 2001) services with Kawasaki Yokohama (opened Dec.2002) Direct through services of Tokyo Metropolitan Area Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 4 Outline of Ueno-Tokyo line 【Outline 】 ・Takasaki /Utsunomiya Lines ⇒Direct through-service of Tokaido Line Congestion ・Joban Line Ueno Ueno ⇒Direct though-service for Akihabara Change of passenger flow Tokyo Tokyo at stations Passengers transfer at different ( ⇒ Yurakucho Yurakucho stations Ueno Tokyo,Shimbasi) 【Station Renovation】 Shimbashi Shimbashi

■Tokyo station Hamamatucho Hamamatucho ・Enlargement of North Concourse ・Development of new commercial Tamachi Tamachi Tokaido area Shinagawa Shinagawa ■Shimbashi station ・Concourse improvement 【Before】 【After】 ・Construction of large train cover5 Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” Tokyo station

Outline of Tokyo station Concourse outside ・Average daily passengers : 420,000/day ticket gates ・Opened: 1914 North concourse ・Lines: Conventional lines/ 9 Platforms 18 Lines Unused space ( ) Shinkansen/ 5 Platforms 10 Lines embankment

Development

shop shop Area 2012~2020

Concourse inside Concourse inside ticket gates ticket gates Narrow space

shop South concourse Central concourse Central

Station Concourse inside staff room ticket gates (Shinkansen) Subject

・Congestion ofラチ外コンコース North Concourse ・ Development of unused space 6 Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” Tokyo station Development of ground floor Widening of north concourse (first phase) 6.8 m ⇒ 12m Concourse Unused space outside (embankment) ticket gates

stairs 店舗 added shop shop

shop

Concourseラチ内コンコース inside Concourse inside ticket gates ticket gates

Concourse inside Station ticket gates staff room (Shinkansen)新幹線コンコース Development of new commercial area before after 7 Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” Tokyo station Development of underground B1 floor (second phase) Station Development of new commercial area staff room (10,600㎡)

Unused space (embankment) shop

Concourse inside Concourse inside ticket gates ticket gates

Station Station staff room staff room

Unused space Unused space (embankment) (embankment)

Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 8 Tokyo station

Construction

Image after completion(North Concourse)

Image after completion Construction (underground) Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 9 Shimbashi station

Outline of Shimbashi station Outline of Improvement ・Average daily passengers: 250,000/day ・Integrated north and south ・Opened: 1872 concourses into one single concourse ・Lines: Conventional lines / 4 Platform 8 Lines ・ Concourse outside Enlarged platforms for Tokaido Line Before ticket gates ・Installed stairs and elevators to improve accessibility Station staff room shop

Concourse inside ticket gates Image after completion After Station staff room

Concourse outside Concourse inside ticket gates Concourse outside ticket gates ticket gates

Current photo (Planned)

Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 10 Shimbashi station

Before Outline of Improvement Congestion on Tokaido platforms ・Enlarged platform for Tokaido Line ・Construction of big train shed 東 海 道 新 幹 東 東 海 海 京 山 山 京

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After Construction of large train cover Enlarged platforms(max 0.8m)

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線 道 道 浜 手 手 浜 上 南 ( 北

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Image after completion Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 11 Shimbashi station

Slide construction of large train cover

Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 gantry Large train cover

slide

Step 3 Step 4

Ito – JR East – Station renovation with the inauguration of the “Ueno-Tokyo Line” 12 THANK YOU • ITO TAKUJI/East Japan Railway company – [email protected] – http://www.jreast.co.jp/