Daikan-yama Station

Daikan-yama 代官山
File:Daikan-yama Station.jpg The station entrance in March 2010
Location	19-4 Daikanyamachō, Shibuya, Tokyo （東京都渋谷区代官山町19-4） Japan
Operated by	Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)	Tokyu Toyoko Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	29,483 daily

Daikan-yama Station (代官山駅, Daikan-yama-eki) is a railway station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Naka-Meguro, Jiyugaoka, Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna, Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Minatomirai and Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	■ Tokyu Toyoko Line	for Shibuya

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station opened on 28 August 1927.

Surrounding area

The station serves an area where many foreign embassies are located. The area is also famous for its stylish neighborhoods with many sidewalk cafes, patisseries,restaurants, and from high fashion boutiques to vintage clothing shops. Between Shibuya and Ebisu stations, it is located on the western plateau of Shibuya on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line nestled between the Meguro and Shibuya River.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Tokyu station information (Japanese)