Yūtenji Station

Yūtenji Station 祐天寺駅
File:TKK Yūtenji station East.jpg Station building east side, June 2009
Location	2-13-3 Yūtenji, Meguro, Tokyo （東京都目黒区祐天寺2-13-3） Japan
Operated by	Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
Other information
Station code	TY04
History
Opened	1927

Yūtenji Station (祐天寺駅, Yūtenji-eki) is an elevated railway station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway opeator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

Yūtenji Station is served by the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya in Tokyo. It is located 3.2 km from the terminus of the line at Shibuya.

Station layout

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. This local station can only accommodate 8-car length trains.

File:Yutenji Station Platform.jpg

View of the platforms, February 2009

Platforms

1	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Jiyūgaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna, and Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Naka-Meguro, and Shibuya, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Express: no stop
Commuter Express: no stop
Limited Express: no stop
Naka-Meguro		Local		Gakugei-daigaku

History

Yūtenji Station opened on 28 August 1927.

Surrounding area

Yūtenji (祐天寺) is a district of Meguro, Tokyo. It was named after a Pure Land Buddhist temple built in 1718.

External links

• Yūtenji Station information (Tokyu) (Japanese)